A horror crash on the N9 near Graaff-Reinet has left 14 people dead and many others injured after a minibus taxi and a Mazda SUV collided on the stretch of road.
The N9 outside Graaff-Reinet has been closed from both sides as emergency services attend to the scene14 people have been declared dead after a minibus taxi and a Mazda SUV collided on the N9 near Graaff-Reinet. Image: @GraaffReinetA/ Rajesh JantilalThe crash occurred on the N9 route, approximately 20km outside Graaff-Reinet, in the early hours of Monday, 16 December.
11 people have also been injured, and some passengers remained trapped in the wreckage. The injuries range from minor to serious.• This is a developing story, and more information will be published as it becomes available. During her address, the minister said they were aiming for a safer festive season by identifying 20 high-priority roads in the country where the most fatalities occurred. The Eastern Cape province accounted for seven of those routes.
On Tuesday, 10 December, the minister released preliminary stats, which showed that within the first week of the month, 162 fatal crashes were recorded, with 193 people passing away.Byron Pillay is a Current Affairs Editor at Briefly News. He received a Diploma in Journalism from the Caxton Cadet School. He spent 11 years covering a wide variety of news as a community journalist, including politics, crime and current affairs.
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