News24 | Two children among 5 people killed in head-on collision in KZN

Five people - including two children - died in a head-on crash between a Hyundai Grand i10 and a Ford Ranger on the R66 near Gingindlovu, KwaZulu-Natal.

• Five people died in a head-on collision between a Hyundai Grand i10 and a Ford Ranger on the R66 near Gingindlovu, KwaZulu-Natal.
• Three passengers in the Hyundai Grand i10 and all four of the passengers in the Ford Ranger survived.
• MEC Siboniso Duma has instructed the Road Traffic Inspectorate to strengthen road safety measures as traffic volumes are expected to increase at the end of the school holidays.

Two children were among five people killed in a head-on collision on the R66 near Dokodweni in Gingindlovu, KwaZulu-Natal, on Sunday night – just two days before schools were set to reopen.

The two vehicles involved in the collision – a Hyundai Grand i10 and a Ford Ranger – were travelling in opposite directions at the time.

Transport and Human Settlements MEC Siboniso Duma said: “It is with great sadness that we report the loss of five lives – three adults and two children – following this tragic accident,” Duma said.

According to preliminary Road Traffic Information (RTI) reports, eight passengers in the Hyundai Grand i10 were travelling from Nongoma to Durban. Three of them survived.

There were four passengers in the Ford Ranger LDV, which was travelling towards Gingindlovu. All of them survived.

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Dumas said early indications suggested the driver of the Ford Ranger lost control and collided head-on with the Hyundai.

“This incident is a painful reminder of the responsibility we all carry on the roads,” he said.

He has since asked the RTI to strengthen road safety operations as traffic volumes are expected to rise with the end of the school holidays.

“We cannot allow any more families to suffer such devastating losses. We will intensify law enforcement and public awareness to ensure safer roads for all,” the MEC said.

“We extend our deepest condolences to the families of the deceased.”

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