Horrific minibus crash leaves 15 dead

902 A crime scene expert takes pictures of the scene on 7th street in Linden where 3 men tried to hijack a woman after a chase with the police that started in Robindale. 190208. Picture: Bongiwe Mchunu

902 A crime scene expert takes pictures of the scene on 7th street in Linden where 3 men tried to hijack a woman after a chase with the police that started in Robindale. 190208. Picture: Bongiwe Mchunu

Published Jan 25, 2014

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Johannesburg - Fifteen people were killed in a head-on collision involving a minibus taxi and a truck near Blackhill in Mpumalanga, the provincial community safety department said on Saturday.

The accident happened on Friday afternoon on the R555 between Witbank and Ogies, spokesman Mmusi Moeti said.

Among those killed were four children. The driver of the truck was not injured.

Two people were taken to hospital in Witbank.

Moeti said human error was suspected to have caused the accident.

“MEC (Vusi) Shongwe has called for a high level probe into the accident and called for harsh punishment for those found to have caused the accident,” he said.

The taxi was travelling from Germiston in Gauteng to Ogies and the truck was travelling to Witbank. - Sapa

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