Zimbabweans die in SA horror crash13 Aug 2015 at 20:04hrs |2304 Views

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News / AfricaZimbabweans die in SA horror crashby Thupeyo Muleya13 Aug 2015 at 15:04hrs |2304ViewsNine Zimbabweans died in accident early today when a commuter omnibus they were travelling in rammed a Zambian haulage truck near Naboomspruit along the N1 highway in Limpopo Province, South Africa.Limpopo police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Ronel Otto said the accident occurred at around 01:15 hours.”Preliminary investigations are that the Zambia truck was stuck on the N1 Highway some 15km south of Naboomspruit.

Part of the truck was on the emergency lane while the other part was on the slow lane.”A kombi travelling from Musina with 10 passengers collided with the truck from behind resulting in both vehicles catching fire” said Col Otto.She said the driver of the commuter omnibus died on the scene along with eight other passengers while two others escaped with injuries.The bodies are currently being kept at Naboomspruit government mortuary for identification purposes. One of the injured has already been released after receiving medical treatment.

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