Ten die in horror crash in KZN
Ten people died in an accident on the N2 at Umzumbe near Port Shepstone on Monday after three minibusses and a car collided.
The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) says it is alleged that the drivers of two of the vehicles were travelling in a southerly direction when a third tried to overtake.
RTMC spokesperson, Simon Zwane says the vehicle tried to avoid the crash but collided with a fourth vehicle, killing at least ten people.
"The exact cause of the crash is still being investigated and a case of culpable homicide will be investigated," Zwane says.
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He adds that the RTMC is also probing the bus accident that claimed 15 lives at Ntunjambili, near Nkandla four days ago.
Meanwhile traffic volumes skyrocketed on Monday, and national routes were congested as people returned from their holidays and religious pilgrimages, the national traffic department said.
All Gauteng-bound national routes were extremely congested, especially the N1, N2, N3, N4, N12 and N17.
"The country’s major routes experienced very high numbers of traffic volumes this Easter Monday as people were returning from their holidays and religious pilgrimages," the department said.
From midnight to 1pm on Monday, 75,216 cars were recorded on the N1 with an average of 6,268 vehicles recorded per hour; on the N3 there were a total of 54,636 with an average of 4,553 vehicles per hour; on the N4 there were a total of 33,207 vehicles recorded with an average of 2,767 per hour; the N2 saw 22,441 vehicles in this time with an average of 1,870; and the N12 saw 6,302 vehicles in this time with an average of 525 vehicles per hour.