Driver killed in collision on N1 outside Polokwane
Two people were critically injured when a taxi and a bakkie collided head-on.
POLOKWANE – A head-on collision on the N1 South offramp outside Polokwane has claimed the life of one of the drivers.
In a statement, transport media liaison officer Mike Maringa said a minibus and a bakkie collided earlier this morning.
“It is alleged that the minibus was facing oncoming traffic and crashed head-on with a Nissan NP200. The 38-year-old driver of the bakkie was killed on impact.”
Maringa added that two people were critically injured, seven passengers from the minibus sustained serious injuries, while seven others escaped with minor injuries.
Maringa said reckless driving has been cited as the possible cause of the incident. “The injured were rushed to the Pietersburg Hospital in Polokwane and police are investigating a case of culpable homicide,” he added.
The collision is the second fatal incident this long weekend involving a bakkie and a taxi.
On Friday (October 30), the driver of a bakkie was killed after he collided with a taxi on the R524 near Tshikhudini village in the Vhembe district.
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Maringa told Review that eight fatalities have been recorded on provincial roads since Friday.
“It is a long weekend and we expect traffic volumes to increase and urge our road users to be patient. The N1 and other roads will be extremely busy,” Maringa previously told Review.
