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Seven Killed in Head-On Crash on N12 Between Ogies and Emalahleni

Officials have opened a joint probe that treats excessive speed or negligent driving as possible factors.

Overview

  • A sedan and a light delivery vehicle collided head-on on Monday morning on the N12 in Mpumalanga, leaving no survivors.
  • Authorities confirmed five fatalities in the sedan and two in the LDV, with the sedan carrying two women and three men and the LDV two men.
  • Preliminary accounts indicate one vehicle appeared to lose control, left its carriageway, crossed the central space, and struck the oncoming vehicle.
  • Investigators from the police, the Road Traffic Management Corporation, and the provincial safety department are conducting a joint investigation.
  • Mpumalanga MEC Jackie Macie urged motorists to exercise greater caution and to obey road rules as the probe continues.