 
MEDIA STATEMENT
FIVE PEOPLE KILLED IN ROAD CRASHKwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport, Mr. S'bu Ndebele has expressed his condolences to the families of the five people who were killed in a road crash near Ekhombe in the Zululand Region of KwaZulu-Natal yesterday morning. According to eyewitnesses, it is alleged that the driver of a Ford bakkie was travelling on Main Road 50 from Eshowe to Ekhombe when he lost control of the vehicle around a bend. The bakkie then went down an embankment and overturned. Five people, including the driver (3 males and two females), were killed instantly. Three others sustained serious injuries and were admitted to the Eshowe Hospital. The KZN Transport Department was only notified of this road crash this morning as it was attended to by members of the Ekhombe SAPS. However, senior officials from the KZN Transport Department have already been dispatched to the area to ascertain the exact cause of the crash as well as to visit the injured in hospital and the families of the deceased. Meanwhile, MEC Ndebele will hold a memorial service at the Greytown High School tomorrow (04/03/2004) at 12h00 in memory of the three school children who met with their untimely death in a road crash in Greytown last week. The children aged 4, 8 and 12 were killed instantly and 17 others were injured in the horrific crash which occurred when a Toyota bakkie transporting learners from school overturned as a result of a tyre burst. All media are invited to attend. For logistical arrangements, all media are please requested to confirm attendance by no later than 15H00 on Wednesday, 3 March 2004. Confirmation may be forwarded to Mdu Msawuli as per the following contact details: Cell: 083 646 9726
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