Mpumalanga Tragedy: Six Lives Lost in Bushbuckridge Collision
- Half a dozen people died in a tragic accident between a light delivery truck and a taxi in Violet Bank in Bushbuckridge
- Authorities believe that the truck, travelling on the R40, lost control and hit a pedestrian before crashing into a minibus taxi
- Mpumalanga's acting Safety MEC, Busi Shiba, urged motorists to be vigilant when driving to avoid accidents that bring misery to many families
Zingisa Chirwa is an experienced Briefly News journalist based in Johannesburg, South Africa, who has covered Mpumalanga stories and current affairs on the radio for over 15 years.
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Six people have lost their lives in a tragic accident between a light delivery truck and a minibus taxi on the R40 in Bushbukridge, Mpumalanga.
Mpumalanga police probe fatal crash
The SAPS' preliminary investigations showed that the truck lost control and crashed into a pedestrian before hitting a taxi in the Violet Bank area on 25 May 2024.
Mpumalanga Safety Department's Moeti Mmusi told Briefly News that the pedestrian and four occupants of the taxi died on the scene, while the truck's passenger died while being transported to a nearby hospital:
“The driver of the light delivery truck was critically injured while several passengers in the minibus taxi sustained injuries ranging from slight to serious.”
Mmusi added that all the injured were rushed to the nearby hospital, and the authorities launched a probe into the cause of the accident.
Mpumalanga MEC urges motorists to be cautious
Mpumalanga's acting Safety MEC Busi Shiba pleaded with road motorists to be vigilant when driving on the province's roads as such accidents bring misery to many families:
"Motorists must help us curb the needless loss of lives by obeying the rules and being cautious.”
Eight die in Limpopo crash between truck and bus
Briefly News reported that a bus and a truck collided in Limpopo on 18 April 2024, resulting in the deaths of eight people.
The bus driver lost control and crashed into the truck transporting workers of a local company home.
The Limpopo Transport Department's spokesperson, Tidimalo Chuene, told Briefly News that they noted an increase in bus accidents in Limpopo.
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