Many killed on South African roads
By Lelethu Mquqo
11 December 2011
Two were killed and many were injured in an accident on the N2 near Sir Lowry's Pass this morning.
Reports say a truck driver lost control of his vehicle.
Meanwhile, five people lost their lives in two separate accidents in Gauteng during the past 12 hours.
Three people were killed when a bakkie and a car collided on the N-One near the N-12 split in Johannesburg.
Netcare 911 spokesperson Jeff Wicks says the driver of the bakkie had apparently tried to make a U-turn on the freeway when the collision occurred.
The driver of the bakkie and two passengers in the car died on the scene.
And, two men died when the mini-bus taxi they were travelling in burst a tyre and overturned near the Grasmere Toll Plaza.
Fifteen people were injured, three of them seriously.
11 December 2011
Two were killed and many were injured in an accident on the N2 near Sir Lowry's Pass this morning.
Reports say a truck driver lost control of his vehicle.
Meanwhile, five people lost their lives in two separate accidents in Gauteng during the past 12 hours.
Three people were killed when a bakkie and a car collided on the N-One near the N-12 split in Johannesburg.
Netcare 911 spokesperson Jeff Wicks says the driver of the bakkie had apparently tried to make a U-turn on the freeway when the collision occurred.
The driver of the bakkie and two passengers in the car died on the scene.
And, two men died when the mini-bus taxi they were travelling in burst a tyre and overturned near the Grasmere Toll Plaza.
Fifteen people were injured, three of them seriously.
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