NYE N1 Petrol tanker collision claims 5 lives
All five deceased were occupants from the sedan
LIMPOPO – A case of culpable homicide has been opened by the police in Westenburg following a collision between a petrol tanker and a Kia sedan on the N1 which left five people dead and another injured.
The collision happened about 5km from The Ranch Resort between Polokwane and Mokopane on Tuesday evening at around 20:30.
Four people died on the scene and a fifth was taken to a nearby hospital and later succumbed to injuries sustained. All five deceased were occupants from the sedan, said Police Spokesperson, Brig Motlafela Mojapelo.
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The driver of the tanker sustained burn injuries after the tanker caught fire. He was taken to hospital for medical treatment, he added.
According to police reports the sedan with five occupants which was travelling in a northerly direction swerved into the opposite lane (south-bound) and collided head-on with the tanker which was travelling in a southerly direction. The exact cause of the collision will however be determined through ongoing investigations, Mojapelo said.
The deceased are still unknown at this stage.
