Twelve people have died in an accident on the N1

Lusanda Bill
16 October 2010

This morning an accident involving two taxis in the Karoo has left twelve people died.

The accident occurred between Laingsburg and Beaufort West, where a minibus collided with an on coming car.

11 people were declared died on arrival and another one died on arrival at the Tygerberg Hospital, 7 were in a critical condition, 4 had serious injuries and 22 sustained minor injuries.

Among the injured is a 5-year-old boy, a 8-year-old boy who has suffered a head injury and a 1-year-old boy who is in a stable condition, there are at the Red Cross Children’s Hospital.

Police have opened a case of culpable homicide and are investigating the incident.