Picture: The head-on collision accident/Generic
By OBAKENG MAJE
The family in Madipelesa village near Taung is still reeling in shock after six of its family members died in a head-on collision accident between a white Toyota Quantum minibus taxi and a white Polo TSI on the R31 road in Danielkuil, Northern Cape on Sunday.
The Northern Cape police spokesperson, Sgt Molefi Shemane said the accident claimed nine lives of whom three are children.
“Eleven people were hospitalised, of which, three injured were the occupants of the white Polo TSI, while eight people were in the minibus taxi.
In a separate incident, the police in Kathu are investigating a culpable homicide case following an accident that happened on the R380 road in Kathu on 15 July 2023. The preliminary investigations indicate that, a truck and a motor vehicle collided head-on, the sedan caught fire and the body burned beyond recognition,” Shemane said.
He further said the police and the Kathu Emergency Services were at both scenes.
“The police are investigating the circumstances that led to these tragic accidents,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Northern Cape Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Koliswa Otola conveyed her sincere condolences and expressed her deepest sympathy to the members of the bereaved families and the injured.
Otola also appealed to road users to obey all rules of the road, exercise caution and show good behaviour, while on the road.
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