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Road incident deaths in South Africa (108 P) Pages in category "Road incidents in South Africa" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
Pages in category "Road incident deaths in South Africa" The following 108 pages are in this category, out of 108 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
On 28 March 2024, a passenger bus crashed near Mmamatlakala in Limpopo, the northernmost province of South Africa, killing 45 people and leaving an eight-year-old girl, who sustained serious injuries, as the sole survivor. [1] [2] According to the South African Department of Transport, the incident
Between approximately 3:26 and 4:05 am (AEDT), Allan Simpson drove a Nissan van along the train tracks 50–68 metres south-west of the level crossing at West Dapto Road, adjacent to Kembla Grange railway station.
On September 5, 2013, an articulated truck drove through a red light at high speed, killing 26 people (later becoming 27) and injuring at least 80, [1] in Pinetown, South Africa. After a light turned green at the junction of Richmond/Josiah Gumede Roads, several vehicles (including taxis full of home-bound commuters) began advancing and were ...
The South African authorities opened an investigation into the accident. A board of enquiry was set up. Metrorail and the South African Railway Safety Regulator were represented on the board of enquiry. [1] An initial assessment of the cause of the accident was that the uncoupled carriages had insufficient braking power to prevent the runaway. [4]
Because of the remote location of the accident and the old bus's inadequate safety provisions, just ten people escaped the vehicle alive, all of them injured in the crash. The bus sank rapidly following impact with the water, trapping the passengers underwater inside the vehicle. [ 2 ]
The Hectorspruit level crossing accident occurred at approximately 7 a.m. on 13 July 2012, when a Witbank to Maputo coal train collided with a truck on a controlled level crossing near Hectorspruit, Mpumalanga, South Africa.