POLOKWANE – According to the spokesperson for the department of transport and safety in Limpopo, Matome Moremi-Taueatsoala, the accident occurred on the R71, near Nobody en route to Polokwane late on Sunday night.
The accident involved a pedestrian, a bus and a taxi.
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MEC for Transport and Safety, Makoma Makhurupetje, who was on the scene, explained that a pedestrian was hit by an oncoming bus and a speeding taxi then collided with the bus.
“The driver of the taxi as well as the pedestrian were killed and as a result, we are calling upon motorists to please drive patiently. Let us all make sure that we drive safely,” she said.
In a separate accident, one person was killed on the D9 road, in the Vhembe district, when a speeding vehicle lost control and overturned.
Moremi-Taueatsoala confirmed that four people sustained serious injuries and two other people sustained minor injuries.
