A horror scene performed out on Sunday afternoon, 20 April 2025, in a lethal head-on collision on the R30 close to Dumasi in Mthatha within the Jap Cape. The crash left one individual lifeless and three different individuals severely injured.
WHAT CAUSED THE HEAD-ON COLLISION?
Police spokesperson Captain Welile Matyolo mentioned the 2 automobiles collided head-on at round 15:40, and police suspect reckless driving performed a task.
The 30-year-old driver from Mqwangqweni in Ngqeleni died on the scene from essential accidents. He had been driving one of many automobiles concerned.
A 33-year-old man from Mxhosa, Ntlaza A/A in Libode, drove the second automobile. The crash left his automobile mangled, and paramedics rushed him and his two passengers to a close-by hospital.
THREE INJURED IN HEAD-ON COLLISION
Talking to Algoa FM, Jap Cape Transport Division spokesperson Unathi Binqose mentioned paramedics rushed the three injured victims to Nelson Mandela Educational Hospital in Mthatha for remedy.
Binqose mentioned this head-on collision takes the variety of fatalities within the Jap Cape to double figures for the reason that begin of the Easter weekend.
INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE OF THE COLLISION
Ngqeleni police have opened a case of culpable murder, in addition to reckless and negligent driving. The precise explanation for the head-on collision is now below intense investigation.
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