One dead, 20 injured in multiple vehicle collision near Bizana

The crash involved a fully loaded minibus taxi, a lorry with three occupants and a sedan with only the driver.
The crash involved a fully loaded minibus taxi, a lorry with three occupants and a sedan with only the driver.
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One person  died and 20 others sustained injuries in a crash involving three vehicles on the R394 between eMaxesibeni and Bizana on Thursday afternoon.

The accident happened at about 3PM.

According to provincial Transport spokesperson Unathi Binqose, the crash involved a fully loaded minibus taxi, a lorry with three occupants and a sedan with only the driver.

The deceased was a passenger in a taxi.

"Out of the 20 injured people, nine were seriously injured and were all rushed to a hospital in eMaxesibeni (formerly Mt. Ayliff.)

Binqose said a case of culpable homicide has been opened for further investigations.

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