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IOL News reports that a road accident claimed the lives of thirteen individuals, ten of whom were teachers, in a devastating crash that occurred in Limpopo during the early hours of Tuesday morning.
The head-on collision, involving a Toyota Minibus and a Hyundai flatbed truck, took place on the R521 between Polokwane and Dendron. The Limpopo Department of Education said the teachers were stationed in the Capricorn North Education District. Vongani Chauke, spokesperson for Limpopo Transport and Community Safety MEC Florence Radzilani, confirmed that thirteen people were killed in the crash – both drivers as well as nine female and two male taxi passengers. It is believed that the teachers were on their way to school. Chauke said the cause of the accident was "reckless driving" on the part of the truck driver, who was reportedly on the wrong side of the road. "It's possible at that time in the morning that there was mist on the road," he said.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Jolene Marriah-Maharaj at IOL News
- Read too, Thirteen killed in Limpopo horror crash between truck and taxi transporting teachers, at News24
- En ook, 10 onderwysers onder 13 wat in Limpopo sterf, by Maroela Media
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