Eastern Cape: An inquest docket has been opened following the deaths of 15 people in a head-on collision between a minibus taxi and a bakkie, the Eastern Cape Transport Department said on Sunday.
According to South African Government News Agency, a total of 15 people have died and five others sustained injuries in a head-on collision involving a fully loaded minibus taxi and a bakkie. The accident occurred on the R63 road between Adelaide and Maqoma (Fort Beaufort) at about midnight on Saturday, as reported by the department in a social media post on Facebook.
It is alleged that the white Quantum, travelling from Qonce (King Williams Town) to Cape Town, collided head-on with an Isuzu Double Cab that was traveling from Adelaide to Kwamaqoma.
The department stated that the driver of the Isuzu died on the scene, along with 13 passengers in the Quantum, including its driver. The six other passengers of the minibus taxi were rushed to hospital for treatment, but one of them later succumbed to their injuries, taking the number of deceased to 15.