Boy (13) crashes into mini-bus transporting pupils in KZN
A case of reckless and negligent driving has been opened after a 13-year-old driver crashed into a vehicle transporting schoolchildren.
The teenager was apparently speeding on Sibisi Road in KwaMashu, north of Durban, on Thursday morning.
He tried to overtake two vehicles in front of him when he collided with the mini-bus taxi.
"The mini-bus taxi capsized, injuring 23 learners between the ages of four and 12 all were transported to hospital for medical attention,” says KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson Nqobile Gwala.
"A case of reckless and negligence driving was registered at Ntuzuma police station as well two road traffic acts fines were issued against both the drivers.
“The 27-year-old taxi driver charged for an overload as well as the parent for the driver of the light motor vehicle for allowing a minor to drive a vehicle without a driver’s licence."
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