Limpopo reels after tragic collision claims 13 lives, including 10 teachers, sparking national mourning and safety concerns.
A tragic head-on collision on the R521 claimed 13 lives, including 10 teachers, leading Limpopo officials to extend their condolences and support to affected families.from the Bochum cluster, a taxi driver, and two other drivers died on their way to work when the Toyota minibus they were travelling in collided head-on with a Hyundai HMV truck.On Tuesday evening, President Cyril Ramaphosa conveyed his condolences for the 13 lives that were lost in the tragic collision.
The Limpopo Education MEC, Mavhungu Lerule-Ramakhanya, and Transport and Community Safety MEC, Florence Radzilani, visited the families of teachers and the taxi driver on Friday morning. “The information I received while I was on the scene when I was briefed by the provincial commissioner and the head of department of the department of transport and community safety was that it seems as if the weather condition played its part. Also, on the part of the driver of the truck, it seems as if there were some challenges,” Radzilani said.
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