31°49′37.8″S 24°51′19.8″E / 31.827167°S 24.855500°E / -31.827167; 24.855500 Lootsberg Pass (English: Pilot's Mountain), is situated in Sneeuberge, Eastern Cape, South Africa, on the National road N9, between Graaff-Reinet and Middelburg.

The pass is 1781m above mean sea level. The pass is named after Hendrik Loots who died after his carriage overturned on the pass.[1] Due to occasional heavy snowfall, the pass has seen several accidents: In July 2017, a five car collision sent 19 people to hospital and a diesel tanker lost control in the snow also in July 2017, causing a subsequent fire.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "Lootsberg Pass (N9)". Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  2. ↑ "Accident on Lootsberg Pass". Graaff-Reinet Advertiser.
  3. ↑ "Crashed tanker goes up in flames". Graaff-Reinet Advertiser.


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