Free state: Eight people lost their lives during a collision between a minibus taxi and a truck on the N3 between Van Reenen and Montrose in Free State on Thursday morning. The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has dispatched road crash investigators to determine the exact cause of the accident that took the lives of these individuals in the early hours.
According to South African Government News Agency, the RTMC confirmed that the crash, involving an Isuzu truck and a Toyota Quantum minibus, occurred at approximately 4am. Eight people were declared dead at the scene, while five others sustained injuries and were transported to nearby medical facilities for treatment.
‘Preliminary information before authorities suggests that the Isuzu truck was travelling towards the direction of KwaZulu-Natal on the N3 when it stopped in the roadway and rolled backwards. The Toyota Quantum minibus, which was carrying a trailer, was travelling in the same direction and collided with the rear of the Isuzu truck,’ the RTMC said in a statement.