Seven people have been killed in a crash between a minibus taxi and a truck between Senekal and Marquad in the Free State.
The Department of Police Roads and Transport reports that the deceased were burned beyond recognition.
Seven other people have sustained minor to serious injuries.
Emergency Medical Services Spokesperson, Sipho Towa says the minibus was travelling from Rustenburg to Maputsoe Border Post Bridge.
“We received a call of R707 this morning (Friday). On arrival, we found that a taxi rear-ended a truck. Unfortunately, seven people have burned beyond recognition and 7 were rushed to the hospital. One is critical and receiving care at Dihlabeng hospital.”
Four adults and a toddler burnt beyond recognition as minibus crashes into trailer on the R707 between Senekal & Marquard https://t.co/0AQjX7Kg4N #ArriveAlive @BFN_EMS @hgroenewald1985 @rsa_trucker @FleetWatchCC @TrafficRTMC pic.twitter.com/wVECKrYAhH
— Arrive Alive (@_ArriveAlive) December 24, 2021
In Limpopo five people died in a multiple car crash on the N1 road near Modimolle. Traffic authorities say two other people have been taken to hospital with serious injuries.
The crash occurred due to a tyre burst from one of the vehicles that was travelling south.
Several-vehicle collision leaves five dead, several injured approximately 120km outside Polokwane https://t.co/MPRRF5Bv00 #ArriveAlive @ER24EMS pic.twitter.com/UZhgGNZB3A
— Arrive Alive (@_ArriveAlive) December 24, 2021
Survivors of the crash Saeda Bosi and Euegene Machimana explain what happened.
“I was driving from Pretoria to Mokopane. Then there comes the car from the north to south. This person was overtaking, unfortunately he rolled from the same direction with us. I was driving in the slow lane then the mini cooper was in the fast lane. The mini cooper rolled to my car, we were driving in this car so on our way we saw this car coming off the rad, coming to the oncoming.” Additional reporting Koketso Motau
Traffic Update ?
24 December 2021The N1 is open after it was closed for four hours between Kranskop and Middlefontein following a fatal accident that clamed 5 lives. #LiveBeyondDezemba
— Limpopo Department of Transport & Community Safety (@TransportLimCom) December 24, 2021
In the video below are details of the Limpopo crash:
