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N2 NYONI ACCIDENT CLAIMED SIX LIVESKwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison Mr. Bheki Cele, sent his condolences to the bereaved families of six people who lost their lives in a horrific crash involving two trucks and a bakkie. The accident occurred in N2 off-ramp road near Nyoni when the driver of the bakkie carrying five people pulled over alongside the road. A truck belonging to Forest Services that was coming from behind hit the bakkie forcing it onto the road where it subsequently collided head-on with a truck traveling on the opposite direction. Six people including the driver of the truck were killed instantly. Three people sustained serious injuries and were taken to a nearby hospital. SAPS are investigating circumstances that led to the gruesome accident. Six charges of culpable homicide are being investigated. One passenger from the bakkie was airlifted to a hospital in Durban. "The number of road accidents involving trucks and bakkies are a heavy source of concern. Law enforcements must be harsh especially on trucks and justice must take its cause to ensure that such accidents are no more," said Cele.
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