The Citizen reports that the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has sent a team of investigators to the Free State to probe the cause of the fatal crash that claimed 10 lives on Wednesday morning.
The crash between a bus and a truck happened at around 3am on the N6, about 15km from Reddersburg. The Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) confirmed its City-to-City bus was involved in the collision and the 10 who died had been on the bus. Ten people – mostly adult females and one minor – died on the scene, while 31 others were injured and transported to hospital for medical treatment. The bus driver was critically injured. RTMC spokesperson Simon Zwane indicated: “Information at this stage indicates that the bus was travelling on the N6 from Reddersburg in the direction of Smithfield while the truck with two trailers was travelling in the opposite direction. The two vehicles collided in a side-swipe type [of a] crash.” He went on to say: “We further urge all road users to exercise extreme caution when travelling in the early hours of the morning. Statistics show that most crashes take place before dawn.”
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Lesego Seokwang at The Citizen
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