A horror scene played out on Sunday afternoon, 20 April 2025, in a deadly head-on collision on the R30 near Dumasi in Mthatha in the Eastern Cape. The crash left one person dead and three other people seriously injured.
WHAT CAUSED THE HEAD-ON COLLISION?
Police spokesperson Captain Welile Matyolo said the two vehicles collided head-on at around 15:40, and police suspect reckless driving played a role.
The 30-year-old driver from Mqwangqweni in Ngqeleni died on the scene from critical injuries. He had been driving one of the vehicles involved.
A 33-year-old man from Mxhosa, Ntlaza A/A in Libode, drove the second vehicle. The crash left his car mangled, and paramedics rushed him and his two passengers to a nearby hospital.
THREE INJURED IN HEAD-ON COLLISION
Speaking to Algoa FM, Eastern Cape Transport Department spokesperson Unathi Binqose said paramedics rushed the three injured victims to Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital in Mthatha for treatment.
Binqose said this head-on collision takes the number of fatalities in the Eastern Cape to double figures since the start of the Easter weekend.
INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE OF THE COLLISION
Ngqeleni police have opened a case of culpable homicide, as well as reckless and negligent driving. The exact cause of the head-on collision is now under intense investigation.
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