LIMPOPO – Another 24 people have died on Limpopo’s roads this long weekend. This, after a head-on collision between a bus and a Quantam took place on the R81 road between Mooketsi and Giyani on Sunday night, 16 June.
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Police spokesperson, Col Moatshe Ngoepe reports that a bus and a Quantum, which were traveling in opposite directions, collided head-on. The bus was coming from Giyani towards Mooketsi and the Quantum was coming from Mooketsi towards Giyani.
“24 passengers in the Quantum died instantly and one sustained serious injuries and he was taken to the hospital for medical treatment. The driver of the bus and two passengers sustained serious injuries and were also transported to the hospital for treatment,” he said.
The process of identifying the deceased is still unfolding and the cause of the collision is subject to ongoing police investigations.
The Acting Provincial Commissioner of the South African Police Service in Limpopo, Major General Jan Scheepers, says he is saddened by the loss of so many people but has assured the community that the police are going to leave no stone unturned to uncover the main cause of this fatal crash.
