Minister of transport Fikile Mbalula on Sunday visited the scene of a horror head-on collision between a bus and a truck in Tshwane that left 15 people dead.
He said he had received the preliminary report and that both the drivers of the truck and bus had valid SAheir nationality will be dealt with on Friday once the investigation has [been concluded].”
He thanked the hospital staff and said some of the injured were in the ICU and some had been discharged to recuperate at home.I've seen the family where the man and wife are both in hospital. The wife is in intensive care and the husband is going for surgery this afternoon.”“It's devastating and I will do all in my power [to assist].”
Mbalula said he would return to the hospital during the coming week to meet families of victims. Not all families had been informed about their loved ones being involved in the accident.“If people are going to cut corners there will be big challenges [in terms of deaths and injuries on the road]. “I'm not passing judgment but I know companies give money to trucks [for tolls] to drive on the national roads and [I know] truck drivers go on the 'backdoor roads' and they shouldn't do that.“In [their] endeavour to save money, you can see accidents happen — not on roads that trucks can use. They belong on national roads.
Today I am visiting the hospital where some of the injured are receiving treatment and the families of the loved ones who sadly passed away.
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