MEC Ngomane sends condolences to road fatality victims’ families
On Sunday a Toyota Avanza was hit on the side by a BMW SUV after the driver of the Avanza lost its control and stopped on oncoming traffic lane at the N4 Schoemanskloof Road, 3km from the Montrose turn off
Mpumalanga Community Safety, Security and Liaison, MEC Pat Ngomane has once again pleaded with motorists to be vigilant at all times.
He urged motorist to obey all rules of the road.
This comes after three separate major road crashes claimed 12 lives in Mpumalanga during the past weekend.
Three lives were claimed on the R23 road between Perdekop and Standerton on June 15 at 21h50 where two vehicles, an LDV and a sedan collided head-on.
The driver and a passenger of the LDV were seriously injured while three occupants of the sedan, including the driver died on the spot.
Other passengers including a three-year-old boy, in the sedan were also seriously injured.
Another two separate crashes claimed eight lives on Sunday.
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Three females from the Avanza died on spot while one critical female occupant later died in hospital.
Five seriously injured occupants of both vehicles were rushed to hospital.
The other crash took place on the N17 Road between Bethal and Trichardt on Sunday where five lives were lost after a head-on collision between two sedans.
Both drivers and three passengers of the Toyota sedan were killed.
Ngomane sends condolences to the families of the deceased and also wish a speedy recovery to the injured patients.
He has however urged motorists to obey the rules of the road as irresponsible driving and ignorance about road safety continue to claim lives of people on the roads
He said that motorists should plan their journey on time to avoid speeding when they realize that they are delayed.
He added that law enforcers will be alert to attend to those who violate traffic rules. He also encouraged motorists to be observant as this can help reduce road crashes.
