Grade 5 Pupil Dies After Collision Between Taxi and BMW in Mitchells Plain, Police Probe Cause of Accident

• A Grade 5 pupil from Cape Town has tragically died in a collision between a minibus Taxi and a BMW
• The taxi was transporting 24 learners to different schools when the accident occurred in Mitchells Plain
• The Cape Town police have opened a case of capable homicide while The Cape Amalgamated Taxi Association is conducting its own investigation

CAPE TOWN - Police in Cape Town are investigating the cause of an accident that claimed the life of a Grade 5 learner in Mitchells Plain.

Grade 5 pupil dies in minibus taxi accident

The tragic accident occurred on the corner of Marguerite Street and AZ Berman Drive when a Toyota Quantum and a BMW collided on Monday morning, 24 April.

The Quantum was transporting 24 pulis from Philippi and Nyanga to different schools in the Mitchells Plain area, EWN reported.

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According to Cape Town police spokesperson FC van Wyk the child, aged between 8 and 10, was taken to the hospital with severe injuries to which he later succumbed.

The other minibus taxi passengers were transported to nearby hospitals to receive medical treatment for minor injuries.

Cape Town police and taxi association probe cause of deadly Mitchells Plain collision

Van Wyk said that a case of culpable homicide was under investigation, but no arrest had been made at this time, IOL reported.

The Cape Amalgamated Taxi Association (Cata) spokesperson Nkululeko Sityebi said that the association is conducting an investigation of its own.

Sityebi said:

"As the Cata, we prioritise the safety of our passengers and the drivers. We are looking forward to finding out what transpired, especially regarding the number of passengers as reported by the police."

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Taxi driver had seizure while driving, 13 passengers injured and 1 man killed in collision in Pretoria

In another story, Briefly News reported that a taxi driver terrifyingly suffered a seizure while driving on the R21 freeway in Gauteng.

The seizure resulted in the taxi driver losing control of the vehicle and ploughing into a security guard walking on the highway.

The security guard was unfortunately killed in the collision and was declared dead at the scene by emergency medical personnel on Wednesday, 29 March, IOL reported.

Source: Briefly News