13 people have died in a crash involving a petrol tanker and a minibus near Pietermaritzburg. According to emergency officials, a pregnant woman is among the deceased.
PIETERMARITZBURG - Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has conveyed his condolences to the families of 13 peopleThis as KwaZulu-Natal law enforcement officers are searching for a tipper truck driver who allegedly caused the deadly accident and fled the scene. Thirteen people, including a pregnant woman, died when a minibus taxi collided with a tanker truck in Wartburg, outside Pietermaritzburg.It's believed the tanker was trying to avoid the tipper truck, which reportedly didn't stop at a yield sign.Mbalula said the gruesome nature of the crash and the loss of life are devastating.
"We send our sincere condolences to those who have lost their loved ones in this incident and wish the injured a swift and full recovery."The crash also had an impact on traffic and it took over five hours to clear the road.We are horrified by this collision. The gruesome nature of this crash and the subsequent loss of life are devastating. We send our sincere condolences to those who have lost their loved ones in this incident and wish the injured a swift and full recovery.
That truck company should know the suspect unless if they hired a undocumented foreigner like most of these companies do
KZN is so dangerous, as I said every week if not everyday there is some road carnage in KZN.🤔🤔😳😳
Aaaahhh...Fiks' usual response 🤬😴
Whites must resist the urge to celebrate blx deaths in the way that blx deny & celebrate farmer murders.
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This was one very bad accident. I hope they find the driver that fled the scene.
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