Two killed, five injured in another taxi, SUV crash in Eastern Cape

Two people have died and another five have sustained injuries following a crash involving three vehicles on the N2 near Gonubie Farms in the Eastern Cape.

The crash involved a vehicle carrying five passengers, a fully loaded minibus taxi, and an SUV with two passengers.

The Eastern Cape Department of Transport Spokesperson Unathi Binqose says that two females from the vehicle died on the scene while the occupants of the minibus taxi escaped unscathed.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with those families who are spending Christmas alone and who have just buried or are about to bury their loved ones. And this accident that happened on the N2 near the Gonubie adds to that pain from multitudes of families across the province.”

The MEC for Transport in the province, Mr. Xolile Nqata, is calling on drivers to be extra vigilant and extra cautious.

In the video below, 11 people died in a head-on crash on the N2 in the Eastern Cape