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Rescuers at the scene of the bus accident that claimed nine lives between Mandeni and Stanger.
The Mayor of the KwaDukuza Local Municipality, Muzi Ngidi, has expressed shock following the death of nine people in a horrific bus accident on the N2 near Mandeni. The accident happened between Mandeni and Stanger.
The 88-seater bus is believed to have plummeted down a steep embankment after a tyre burst. The bus was ferrying church members of the Twelve Apostles in Trinity from Richards Bay to Shaka’s Kraal near KwaDukuza.
Ngidi says it is worrying that accidents of this nature are a common occurrence on the N2 between KwaDukuza and Mandeni.
He says the municipality will reach out and assist the families of the deceased.
“This is a provincial road and there are quite a number of accidents that have happened here on the same spot, but I have contacted the office of the MEC and I think we need to engage further with the MEC. Something needs to be done, and we need God’s intervention. We can see that week in or week out or monthly an accident will happen in this area and this road. We need to reach out to the families and try to assist the families of the deceased.”
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Meanwhile, KwaZulu-Natal Transport MEC Sboniso Duma is currently visiting the site of the crash. Duma says an investigation is underway into the cause of the crash.
“It’s a painful tragedy for the church of TAC. The Mayor of KwaDukuza is part and parcel of the church and some of his relatives were also affected. Fortunately, there’s no one who has lost a life in the family. So, at this point in time, we are told nine people have lost their lives. We are told of a story that a tyre burst, so we are not just going to say (that it is the cause). You might find that there was speed, you might find that the driver didn’t take proper caution, you might even find that there was an overload, so we are not just going to dwell on so much – up until the proper investigation has been done.”
