FIVE people were killed in a horrific crash in Western Cape on the N1 between Beaufort West and Leeu Gamka on Friday morning, 24 February.
Ricardo Mackenzie, the Provincial Minister of Mobility in Western Cape said the crash happened when a light motor vehicle collided with a heavy motor vehicle on the gravel road running alongside the railway line.
Mackenzie said reports from traffic officers at the scene, indicate that the light motor vehicle with six occupants drove straight under the fully loaded trailer of the heavy motor vehicle.
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“Five occupants including two children aged 10 and 11 were certified dead at the scene.
“The sixth occupant has been transported to hospital for medical treatment,” Mackenzie said in a statement.
He urged motorists to be vigilant at all times and adhere to the speed limit.
“I would like to express my deepest sympathy and heartfelt condolences to the families of the deceased and wish the injured passenger a speedy recovery,” Mackenzie added.
