By Lelethu Mquqo
24 October 2010
A horror taxi accident near Kokstad in KwaZulu-Natal has claimed the lives of 19 people.
Eighteen victims died on the scene while another passed away in hospital.
Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele says an independent team of specialists has been sent to investigate the accident.
Ndebele says law enforcement officers will continue to prosecute drivers who disobey the law.
He adds that more than 500 000 vehicles have been stopped and checked and thousands of fines issued since the beginning of the month.
Meanwhile, in another accident on the road between Clarence and Fouriesburg in the Free State, four people were killed and four seriously injured in a head-on collision late last night.
Police are still investigating the cause of the accident.
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