1 learner critical after N4 crash yesterday
Learners were on their way to school when the taxi that transported them crashed with another vehicle on the N4 yesterday.
Severe weather played a part in the accident on the N4 yesterday wherein 8 learners and a taxi driver were injured.
The learners were on their way to school when the taxi and a car collided head-on.
Eight learners sustained injuries with one being critically injured.
The Mpumalanga MEC for Community Safety, Security and Liaison, Mr Jackie Macie said he is concerned about the involvement of vehicles transporting learners in crashes.
He insists those ferrying learners must do so responsibly by always adhering to the rules and being cautious.
He is once more appealing to motorists to use the road with extreme caution amid rainy weather and misty conditions on most roads across the province.
“Without concluding on reasons for these and other crashes, we believe that the weather may have been the cause of most of these crashes. We are therefore calling on motorists to maintain prudent following distance, reduce speed, and be extremely cautious when driving in misty and wet weather conditions,” Macie said.
He appealed to motorists to be wary of flooding on some roads due to torrential rains.
A man was seriously injured in the accident on the N4 earlier this morning
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