In his attempt to escape the scene the same driver allegedly crashed into a taxi with 14 occupants.
Atleast three people have died in a five car collision involving an unmarked police van, a taxi and a sedan and 2 more bakkies.A 39-year-old Kimberley driver in the Northern Cape has been arrested after a hit-and-run incident which claimed the life of a 16-year-old boy.
The driver who was allegedly intoxicated is alleged to have run over the teenager after he’d failed to heed a four-way stop.The passengers suffered minor injuries and were transported to a local hospital for treatment. Police spokesperson, Sergio Kock, says, “A Nissan Navara bakkie allegedly crashed into the pedestrian at a four-way stop in Homelite, Northern Cape, without stopping. The same Nissan Navara allegedly crashed into the back of a taxi standing at a red robot in Homestead. All 14 occupants were transported to hospital for medical treatment.
Meanwhile, a 7-month pregnant woman has been airlifted to the nearest hospital following a crash between two vehicles on the R617 at Mpopohomeni in the KwaZulu-Natal midlands. Emergency Medical Services Spokesperson Roland Robertson says the patient required advanced life support treatment.
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