Taxi and ambulance crash kills three in Giyani

According to Department of Transport and Community Safety’s media liaison officer, Mike Maringa the incident occurred on the R81 and Siyandhani Cross road.

“It is alleged that a speeding minibus failed to stop at the traffic lights and collided with an ambulance,” said Maringa.

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He said the driver of a minibus taxi, one of his passenger and one person from the ambulance were certified dead on the scene.

“Three occupants from the ambulance and another passenger from the taxi are critically injured. Reckless and negligent driving is cited as a possible cause of the accident,” he said.