Three separate
accidents claim eight lives in Mpumalanga
Mpumalanga
Community Safety, Security and Liaison MEC, Vusi Shongwe has called for increased
vigilance on the part of road users following three separate accidents that
claimed the lives of eight people in the province over the weekend.
Three people
died on R570 Road
between Malelane and Jeppes Reef when a sedan collided with a Light Delivery
Vehicle (LDV) on Sunday, 30 March 2014. The three people who died were
occupants of a sedan. Two people sustained serious injuries and rushed to a
nearby hospital.
In another
accident, one passenger perished when a Toyota Avanza overturned on R40 Road between White River and Hazyview on Saturday, 29 March 2014. Two
people seriously injured while five were slightly injured.
Meanwhile,
four people also died instantly in another accident that occurred on the N12 Toll Road between
Witbank and Johannesburg.
The accident, which took place last week Thursday 27 2014, happened when an eight
ton truck lost control and overturned allegedly from a tyre burst.
The police
are investigating all three accidents. Shongwe is sending condolences to the bereaved
families and has also wished those were injured a speedy recovery. “Our
thoughts are with the families and we hope that they find strength to deal with
sudden loss of their loved ones,” Shongwe said.
The MEC has
meanwhile warned drivers about the dangers of negligence and not obeying the
rules of the road. He said that with increased vigilance on the part of all
road users, instances of injuries and loss of lives on the road would be
minimised. He has also urged drivers and truck owners to always ensure their
vehicles are road worthy because failure to do so endangers other people’s
lives.
He has further called on law enforcement agencies to clamp down on bad
driving in order to enhance road safety. He urged community members to report any
bad driving to authorities so that appropriate measures taken to deal with any
wrong doing.
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