Scholar transport driver dies in head-on collision in Jozini
Tragic accident leaves one person dead in Ndumo near Jozini
A scholar transport driver has died following a head-on collision between a taxi and a truck in the Ndumo area of Jozini this (Thursday) morning.
The accident occurred at around 7am, with the P552/2 road towards Ndumo remaining closed as emergency services attend to the scene.
uMkhanyakude District Municipality communications manager Nonhlanhla Jele confirmed that the ‘jaws of life’ were used to free the entrapped taxi driver.
“The taxi driver died, while the truck driver was rushed to hospital. Forensic teams and emergency services are at the scene,” said Jele.
There were no schoolchildren in the minibus taxi at the time of the accident.
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