

MEDIA ALERT
DATE |
3 NOVEMBER 2004 |
TO |
ALL MEDIA |
ATTENTION: |
NEWS EDITORS / REPORTERS |
MEMORIAL SERVICE OF SEVEN PEOPLE WHO DIED IN A CAR ACCIDENT
KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport, Safety and Security Mr Bheki Cele and
Transport CEO Dr Kwazi Mbanjwa will attend a memorial service of seven
people who were killed on Saturday in a horror car crash at Eshowe,
northern KwaZulu-Natal.
The Memorial service will commence at 10am at Eshowe Sports Ground
tomorrow (November 4, 2004)
The accident which left nine people seriously injured, occurred along
R66 near Eshowe when a bakkie and a Honda Ballade collided. The injured
were admitted to Eshowe Hospital.
The Northern KwaZulu-Natal region has lost 24 lives on roads within a
week.
Last week eight people were killed in a bus accident in Vryheid while
returning from a wedding in Newcastle. Another nine people were killed
including a one-week-old infant near Empangeni on Monday.
The department has launched a full investigation into the accident.
Issued By: |
Mawande Jubasi
Director: Media Liaison & Public Relations
KwaZulu-Natal Department of Transport
Cell: 082 805 5748 |
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