Overview
- Authorities say the N2 collision at Nciba around 15:20 involved a government vehicle heading toward Butterworth and a Toyota double-cab traveling toward East London, leaving one official dead and seven people injured.
- Transport officials confirm a culpable homicide case with reckless and negligent driving has been opened at Kei Bridge SAPS following the N2 crash.
- Delays remain in place on the N2 with stop-and-go traffic control as emergency services and police continue processing the scene.
- In a separate KwaZulu-Natal incident, a truck left the roadway and struck two construction workers who were declared dead at the scene, while the driver sustained moderate injuries and was hospitalized as police investigate.
- The Eastern Cape also recorded three deaths on the R63 near Fort Beaufort after a car struck the rear of a truck during an overtaking attempt, with firefighters extricating trapped occupants.