KwaMashu Scholar Transport Driver Hands Himself In After Fatal Accident

• The driver of the scholar transport which was involved in an accident in KwaMashu in KwaZulu-Natal handed himself over to the police
• The accident claimed the life of a little girl and resulted in 14 children sustaining minor and serious injuries
• The province's MEC for Roads and Human Settlement Siboniso Duma had previously encouraged the suspect to hand himself over to the police

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KWAMASHU, DURBAN — The South African Police Service (SAPS) arrested the scholar transport taxi driver who escaped after a deadly accident after he handed himself over to the police on 6 March 2026.

According to East Coast Radio, one child died and 14 others were injured after the taxi overtutned in the area of Mount Moriah on 4 March. The driver had escaped from the scene. However, when he learned that the police were looking for him, he handed himself over to the police.

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