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Sowetan reports that speeding is suspected in the fatal crash involving a rubbish truck in which two municipal employees died and four others were injured when the vehicle overturned on Saturday. Drunken driving has also been suggested.
The crash happened around 3pm on Soutpansberg Road in Kempton Park, Ekurhuleni. Two people died and two others were found trapped under the truck. One of them had his leg severed by the truck's heavy steel bin. Two more were found near the truck with moderate injuries. Ekurhuleni metro police spokesman Wilfred Kgasago said the driver lost control of the vehicle and that the cause of the accident was being investigated. However, witnesses said alcohol and speeding could have been the cause of the accident.
- Read this report by Lindile Sifile in full on page 2 of Sowetan of 31 October 2016
- Read an extended summary of the report at SA Labour News
- Read too, Two killed when waste removal truck overturned in Kempton Park, at News24
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