The family of 33-year-old taxi driver Ntuthuko Makhaye is battling to come to terms with his sudden death after he was killed in a crash in Pietermaritzburg on Thursday morning — just minutes after his father saw him alive. Makhaye, from Sweetwaters, died when the taxi he was driving with Read more
A Scholar transport driver is on the run following a tragic accident that claimed the life of a young pupil. A kid died and 14 others were injured when the minibus taxi, they were travelling in, overturned due to alleged brake failure. ALSO READ | 71 school children involved in an Read more
A serious crash involving two taxis and two small cars occurred on Tuesday afternoon, 3 March. Six people, four men and two women, were killed in the accident. ALSO READ | Marcopolo bus involved in a serious accident near Ingwe Lodge The crash occurred along the D19 road near Seshego Cross towards Matlala Read more
Just after 8am this morning, Mi7’s Emergency Medical Services was dispatched after reports of a multi-vehicle crash on the N3 near Lynnfield Park in Pietermaritzburg. Medics found that three trucks had collided. Four occupants in these vehicles were left injured. ALSO READ | Accident left multiple injuries at R56 in Pietermaritzburg Read more
Earlier this afternoon, at approximately 16:30, KwaZulu Private Ambulance Service was dispatched to a multi-vehicle collision on the R56 near the Archie Gumede Road intersection. Upon arrival, emergency services were met with a scene of significant destruction. ALSO READ | Multiple injuries after a taxi accident on N3 near Hilton A Read more
At approximately 07:00 this morning, KwaZulu Private Ambulance Service responded to reports of a major multi-vehicle collision on the N3 between the Hilton and Peter Brown off-ramps. Upon arrival, emergency services encountered a chaotic scene involving a passenger taxi, a private motor vehicle, and a heavy goods truck. ALSO READ Read more
Update on the horrific crash in Isipingo, R102: Duma releases the names of 11 victims after a meeting with families. Mass Prayer & Memorial Service to take place at Umlazi King Zwelithini Stadium on Thursday, 5 February at 10h30 Media and Public Statement by the MEC for Transport and Human Read more
“Death is cruel and death steals our kids.” Those were the words that echoed through the Saul Tsotetsi Sports Ground Hall on Friday as grieving families gathered for a memorial service honouring the 14 pupils killed in a horror crash in Vanderbijlpark earlier this week. ALSO READ | Two more learners Read more
Gauteng police have confirmed that two more learners involved in the Vanderbijlpark scholar transport crash have died. This puts the death toll at 14. Twelve learners were initially killed in Monday’s crash involving a minibus taxi and a truck. ALSO READ | Names of 12 school children were killed in Vanderbijlpark Read more
The 22-year-old scholar transport driver arrested in connection with the deaths of 14 school children in the horror Vanderbijlpark accident has abandoned his bid for bail. Ayanda Dludla appeared in the Vanderbijlpark Magistrate’s Court on Thursday. The matter was delayed for a shortwhile as he did not have a legal Read more