Picture: The head-on collision claims six lives on R503 road between Mahikeng and Lichtenburg/Supplied
By OBAKENG MAJE
North West MEC for Community Safety and Transport Management, Sello Lehari urges motorists to be cautious on the roads across the province. This comes after six people lost their lives in a head-on collision between a minibus taxi and a bakkie on R503 road between Lichtenburg and Mahikeng on Sunday afternoon.
“The road was cleared and opened for traffic at 21:30 in the evening. We send our heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families and wish a speedy recovery to the hospitalised and injured. The collision happened at around 7:15pm on Sunday afternoon leading to road closure for about five hours.
“It is alleged that a minibus taxi that was from Mahikeng driving eastwards, collided with a bakkie that was overtaking another vehicle coming from the Lichtenburg direction. The deceased are four men including the driver and two women and are all from the taxi. Several other seriously injured passengers were taken to General Delarey Hospital in Lichtenburg and Mahikeng Provincial Hospital,” he said.
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