Traffic About 4pm on June 4, two vehicles crashed on Oxley Avenue, Margate, at the intersection of Eveline Street. One vehicle allegedly hit the rear of a stationary vehicle, the driver of which was treated for neck pain. The driver of the other vehicle, a 37-year-old Margate man, was issued with a notice to appear […]
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