11 patients killed in devastating head-on collision on N14

The police are investigating a case of culpable homicide after a head-on collision left 11 people dead in the Northern Cape.

Sep 5, 2022 - 11:00
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11 patients killed in devastating head-on collision on N14

Eleven people were killed in a head-on collision between two light motor vehicles on Sunday afternoon, 4 September, in the Northern Cape. The accident occurred along the N14 Kuruman/Vryburg road near Mothibistad.

11 KILLED IN HEAD-ON COLLISION

According to paramedic service, ER24, emergency services arrived at the scene at approximately 16:50 and found the wreckage of the two vehicles in the middle of the road. “Debris from the vehicles was spread across the scene,” said a spokesperson.

One man was found lying outside the vehicles. Ten other people – five in each car – were trapped in the wreckage. Medics assessed the patients and found that all of them had already succumbed to their injuries.

“Nothing could be done for them, and they were declared dead. The exact details surrounding this incident are unknown, but local authorities were on the scene for further investigations,” said ER24.

The South African Police Service (SAPS) in Mothibistad are investigating a case of culpable homicide in the wake of the head-on collision

In an unrelated incident, two people were killed and four more were injured after a vehicle rolled over on the R500 Road in Carletonville, Gauteng on Thursday.

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