Five people perished in an accident on the N2 road in Mkhondo

Byline: Refeloe Letsoisa

28 October 2023

The head-on collision between an articulated truck and a light delivery vehicle (LDV) on the N2 Road in Mkhondo claimed the lives of five people on Saturday afternoon, 28 October 2023.
 
The deceased include the driver of the LDV and four passengers.
 
The driver of the truck was seriously injured and was then transported to the nearest hospital.
 
It is suspected that one of the drivers may have transgressed the rules, leading to this accident.
 
The investigation into this horrific collision has already commenced.
 
Mpumalanga MEC for Community Safety, Security, and Liaison, Mr. Vusi Shongwe is pleading with motorists to obey the rules of the road and rest sufficiently along the way if travelling long distances to avoid deadly crashes.
 
“It is sad that while we commemorate October Transport Month, we continue to lose lives on the road.
 
We are therefore appealing for heightened adherence to the rules on the part of all road users,” said the MEC.