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Bodies and wreckage are the grim testimony of yet another accident.

Seven die in horrific accident

Date: 10 July 2015 By: Kaizer Nengovhela

Seven people died when a truck and taxi were involved in a horror crash at the Musina weigh bridge traffic light early on Wednesday morning, after the taxi allegedly failed to brake at the traffic light.

Shocked people looked on in disbelief as emergency workers used the "jaws of life" to retrieve the critically injured. The taxi was ferrying passengers from Beit Bridge, in the direction of Musina. The accident occurred around 05:00.

Premier Stan Mathabatha expressed his shock about the accident and sent his condolences to the bereaved families. He again reiterated the government's stance on unroadworthy vehicles that continuously flood the province's roads. "Traffic officials must continuously perform their work with due diligence to stamp out reckless driving and unroadworthy vehicles,” he said.

The MEC for Roads, Safety and Liaison, Mapula Mokaba, has expressed shock over the accident. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the deceased during this time of grief, and we wish a speedy recovery to the injured ones. The department shares their heartache and is saddened that so many lives continue to be lost on South African roads, which not only impacts negatively on their families but on the province and the country in general,’’ said Mokaba.

The spokesperson for the police, Col Ronel Otto, confirmed that they have opened a culpable homicide docket and, as yet, no body has been identified.

An eyewitness, Marcus Muzile, said he heard a loud banging sound before the accident happened. "I was standing next to the road, when I suddenly heard that sound. I realised that the taxi could overturn and it was travelling at high speed,” he said.

Musina Mayor Mihloti Ramoyada said they were shocked to learn of the accident. She said the government was worried about the increasing number of accidents. “This is a serious concern as more innocent lives are lost on our roads.”

The names of the deceased and injured had not yet been released at the time of our going to press.

 
 
 

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Kaizer Nengovhela

Kaizer Nengovhela started writing stories for Limpopo Mirror in 2000. Prior to that he had a five year stint at Phala-Phala FM as sports presenter. In 2005 Kaizer received an award from the province's premier as Best Sports Presenter. The same year he was also nominated as Best Sports Reporter by the Makhado Municipality. Kaizer was awarded the Mathatha Tsedu award in 2014.

 
 

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Seven people died when a taxi and a truck collided.

The gruesome scene of the accident.

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