21 confirmed fatalities in N2 Pongola accident
Emergency services spent six hours at the scene of the fatal accident involving a truck and a bakkie transporting schoolchildren
KZN Emergency Medical Services (EMS) have this evening (Friday) placed the final death toll of the N2 Pongola accident at 21.
The deceased include two adults and 19 primary school children who were being transported home after school.
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Emergency workers and paramedics worked tirelessly to extricate bodies from the wreckage of the bakkie that was, according to Pongola Mayor Velephi Sikhosana, at the roadside when a truck ploughed into it.
One child sustained critical injuries, and sadly passed away after being rushed to iTshelejuba Hospital for treatment.
KZN Transport, Community and Safety Liaison MEC Sipho Hlomuka said he was ‘deeply disturbed’ by this fatal accident and is expected to visit the scene tomorrow (Saturday).
This tragic accident comes as the Department of Transport plans an ‘intense’ road safety campaign for Transport Month in October.
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