Rustenburg - At least six people died in separate accidents on roads in the North West on Thursday and Friday, the province’s community safety and transport department said on Friday.
“In the early hours of Thursday, a driver of a sedan lost control and the vehicle overturned just 10 km from Lichtenburg to Coligny,” said department spokesman Shuping Daddy Sebolecwe.
He said the driver died on the scene and the passenger survived with serious injuries.
In Klerksdorp at around 7.55pm a 32-year-old cyclist was hit by a car and died on the scene.
In another incident, police opened a case of drunken driving and culpable homicide after a bakkie collided head-on with a taxi. One of the bakkie’s occupants died on the scene.
“Traffic authorities report that the driver of the bakkie was driving recklessly as he was overtaking while there was an oncoming traffic,” said Sebolecwe.
Three others died following another accident involving a taxi near Krugersdrop. Sebolecwe said the driver of the taxi lost control of his vehicle just outside Delareyville after a tyre puncture.
“One passenger died at the scene of the accident and at a later stage two passengers were reported dead at the hospital,” Sebolecwe said.
“About eight people are seriously injured and four with slight injuries, all admitted at hospitals.”
African News Agency