Durban – Six young women attending a preparatory event in the lead-up to the annual reed dance died and nine others were injured when a minibus taxi crashed and caught alight on Saturday night, the KwaZulu-Natal arts and culture department has confirmed.
The young women were travelling from the Siyaya eMhlangeni event held at Pomeroy. The event is a prelude to the annual reed dance, hosted by King Goodwill Zwelithini. “We are saddened by the incident where we lost six innocent lives. Our thoughts and prayers are with their families during this difficult time. Officials from the department have been on the scene since the accident happened and have been working with police to help identify victims and notify families,” Mvimbela said on Sunday.
Mavimbela also called on taxi associations to “exercise caution” when transporting maidens to events like Siyaya eMhlangeni.
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