MPUMALANGA. – Four people died on Sunday when two light motor vehicles collided head-on on the R541 between Lochiel and Badplaas. The deceased are three men and a woman, including the drivers of both vehicles. All four were declared dead at the scene. A female passenger was critically injured and is being treated at Embuleni Hospital.
Moeti Mmusi, spokesperson for the Mpumalanga Department of Community Safety, Security and Liaison, says the cause of the collision has not yet been established and is under investigation. Reckless and negligent driving cannot be ruled out at this stage. Jackie Macie, the MEC for Community Safety, Security and Liaison in Mpumalanga, expressed her condolences to the bereaved families and wished the injured person a speedy recovery.
Macie urged motorists to comply with traffic rules, drive within prescribed speed limits and adjust their driving to road conditions, including rain and roadworks. Long-distance drivers are also advised to take a rest break every 200 km or two hours.
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
