Earlier today, (Wednesday October 15), News24 reported Vadi to have said, “Labelling it as an accident was simply a euphemism. This is not an accident, it’s a crash,” he said.
Four people were killed when a truck smashed into almost 50 cars in early morning traffic on Tuesday October 14, making this the biggest road tragedy in Johannesburg.
Describing the crash scene, Vadi said it looked like a bomb had exploded, overturning some cars.
He was speaking at the Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital in Johannesburg where three of the injured were being treated.
Trauma specialist Lizel Taylor who was on duty when the crash happened on Tuesday, said they expected a lengthy hospital stay for the injured people.
Vadi echoed the sentiments of Transport Minister Dipuo Peters who called for the truck’s owners to also be brought to book if this was found to be true.
Source: SAPA via News24
