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SEVEN PEOPLE DIE IN CAR ACCIDENTKwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport, Safety and Security Mr Bheki Cele has expressed his condolences to the families of seven people who were killed in a horror car crash at Eshowe, northern KwaZulu-Natal yesterday at 5:50pm. The accident which left nine people seriously injured, occurred along R66 near Eshowe when a bakkie and a Honda Ballade collided. Those who were injured were admitted to Eshowe Hospital. Police are still battling to establish what could have been the cause of the accident since the drivers of both vehicles were killed. Cele said that it was sad that within a week the region has lost 24 lives on roads. "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," said Cele. Cele said the department would launch a full investigation into the accident and urged motorists to exercise extreme caution when they are driving. Cele will visit families of the deceased and the nine people who were injured at Eshowe hospital this afternoon at 5pm.
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