All 15 occupants of a minibus taxi died in what could be described as a freak accident involving a truck and a fully loaded taxi on the N9 in Middelburg, the Eastern Cape transport department said on Monday.
Preliminary information received showed a heavy-duty truck hit a stray animal and the driver lost control, the department said.
“As the driver was trying it regain control, its trailer gave in and fell over, right at the moment as a fully loaded taxi was parallel to it, driving [in] the opposite direction. “The minibus taxi was travelling from the Eastern Cape to Western Cape while the truck was going the opposite direction.Nine women and four men were killed, along with a two-year-old child and a two-month-old baby.
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