THREE separate head-on collisions, which claimed the lives of 16 people over the festive period, are still to be investigated to establish the cause of the crashes.
In a recent incident, 11 people died in a head-on collision between a taxi and a bakkie on the R61 toll road near Ramsgate on January 1.
Nine people died at the scene, while another two died in hospital later on. One of these was pregnant woman. A child was among those that died. A case of culpable homicide is being investigated.
In another head-on collision, a driver of a tanker and a woman who was a passenger on board a bus were killed on the N2 toll road near Umtentweni on December 6.
The tanker and the bus collided on a bend, resulting in the bus leaving the road, overturning and rolling down an embankment. A further 28 passengers on the bus, all believed to be teachers, were injured.
Newlyweds, Ashlee (30) and Deepika Reddy (27) were killed in a horrific accident on the (R61) toll road near Margate during the early hours of December 9.
The couple were on their way to spend their honeymoon at San Lameer, when, just after midnight, they were involved in a head-on collision.
They were both killed on impact. Ernest van Rensburg (15), a passenger in the other vehicle, also died at the scene.
The driver of the car, Adrian Alexandra (21) was seriously injured and was taken to Netcare Margate Hospital.
Families are still seeking justice for the nine maidens who were killed in a bus accident while returning home to Umzumbe from King Goodwill Zwelithini’s eNyokeno Palace.
The maidens had attended the annual Reed Dance on September 1. Four months after the accident, there’s no official word on the cause.
