Parktown crash leaves father and son dead
PARKTOWN – The crash involved two vehicles as well as a bus and a motorcycle, leaving two people dead.
A horrific scene on Empire Road in Parktown earlier this morning (10 September) of a crash involving a Rea Vaya bus, a motorcycle and two vehicles, has left two people dead.
Metro police spokesperson Superintendent Wayne Minnaar said, “The father and his 10-year-old son were on a motorcycle when the accident occurred with the Rea Vaya bus. The cause of the accident will be investigated.”
Minnaar added two people were injured in a separate vehicle, no passengers in the bus were injured. Local authorities were on the scene to conduct further investigations. Motorists have been urged to use alternative routes.
Motorists who witnessed the horrific scenes shared what they saw on Twitter, take a look:
…….just witnessed an accident here in Parktown….a young boy and a man died….all because a Rea Vaya bus driver was careless
— YouTube: NontohGumede (@NontohGumede) September 10, 2019
Fatal accident involving a Rea Vaya bus on Empire Road in Parktown, those people didn't make it to work or their respective destinations and their families will never see them again. 😭💔
— Naledi 🌟 (@Star_Mojaki) September 10, 2019
There’s a terrifying accident close to the @ReaVayaBus Parktown station!
I can never wrap my head around the fact that people leave their homes for work/school/errands and never come back let alone never reach their destinations💔— Masego M (@skinnygirlfix) September 10, 2019
https://twitter.com/kxngYamo/status/1171314181800452096
One Twitter user shared a video of the chaos after the accident:
Fatal accident involving a Rea Vaya bus in Parktown #accident @KayaTraffic @kayafm95dot9 @AsktheChiefJMPD @CityofJoburgEMS @stolencarRSA @ReaVayaBus #parktown @Abramjee pic.twitter.com/xuyh8WNzgY
— Sandile (@vojafakude) September 10, 2019
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