Horrific N4 crash claims seven lives
Seven people have died in a ghastly crash on the N4 in Mpumalanga.
The provincial department of community safety spokesperson, Joseph Mabuza, says the accident happened on the N4 at Paardeplaas near Belfast on Sunday afternoon.
He says two vehicles, a Mercedes Benz and a Kia, were involved in the side swipe crash.
The collision happened at 15:00.
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"There were five people in the Mercedes Benz including the driver and the Kia had two occupants.
"The Mercedes Benz was travelling from Belfast towards Middelburg while the Kia was travelling in the opposite direction. All the occupants in the two vehicles were killed on impact,” Mabuza says.
The authorities responded to a second crash on the same stretch of road on Sunday.
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Mabuza says four vehicles and a taxi collided.
One person died and 13 others were injured in the crash.
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