Overview
- The head-on crash that struck the M17 between KwaZakhele and Motherwell on Sunday left all seven people in a Renault Triber dead.
- The Triber collided with an articulated Fuso manganese truck, and the truck driver survived and was treated for shock.
- Investigators are reviewing the truck’s dashcam, which the transport department’s Unathi Binqose said appears to show the Triber attempting an overtake on a stretch with one downhill lane and two uphill lanes.
- Authorities kept parts of the M17 closed after the collision and urged drivers to use other routes or proceed with extreme caution.
- With the Easter road death toll in the Eastern Cape now reported above 15, Transport MEC Xolile Nqatha said law enforcement will be intensified during the holiday period.