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UPDATE: Death toll in N1 bypass collision rises to 10

10 passengers from an SUV, including three children and seven adults, died following a head-on collision with a truck on the N1 bypass on Tuesday.

POLOKWANE – The death toll in the N1 bypass head-on collision on Tuesday morning (September 6) has risen to 10.

Read more: UPDATE: Nine confirmed dead in N1 bypass head-on collision

The spokesperson of the Department of Transport and Community Safety Tidimalo Chuene said the death toll rose after an injured person admitted to hospital died.

“Seven adults and three children, all from the SUV, bring the total fatalities to 10,” she said.

Chuene added that the truck driver sustained serious injuries and is still in hospital.

Fatigue is suspected as the possible cause of the collision

A source on the scene told the Polokwane Review that the SUV had been travelling from Gauteng to Venda at the time of the collision.

Chuene added that information regarding whether overloading of the vehicle formed part of the investigation into the collision was not yet available.

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Raeesa Sempe

Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon." – Tom Stoppard

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