At least 22 Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) supporters were injured after the bus they were travelling in crashed on the R34 near Vryheid in KZN.
The accident occurred between just after 6:00 on Sunday morning, 23 March, when they were heading to uLundi for the party’s 50th anniversary celebrations.
IFP SUPPORTERS INVOLVED IN A BUS CRASH IN KZN
According to the Road Traffic Inspectorate (RTI), a bus carrying IFP supporters, which belongs to Sun Coaches Bus Company, overturned.
The KZN department of Transport said the latest preliminary report, which was received at 09:30, indicates that the bus driver was speeding.
“We will have no mercy on him. We want to teach him a lesson for others to learn that Alufakwa KwaZulu-Natal – There is Zero Tolerance in KwaZulu-Natal,” KZN MEC for Transport and Human Settlements Siboniso Duma said.
Although no passenger has been declared dead at this stage, three passengers were critically injured, eight others suffered moderate injuries and 11 suffered minor injuries and are able to walk.
THREE KILLED NEAR WILD COAST SUN
In a separate accident on Saturday night, 22 March, three people died following a head-on collision on the R61 near Wild Coast Sun, on the South Coast.
One person is in critical condition. Three other people who were injured are receiving treatment.
The KZN Department of Transport said a preliminary report indicates that a VW car and Toyota Tazz were racing each other, resulting in a head-on collision with a Toyota Yaris.
The road was closed for three hours as police and emergency services combed the scene.
FOLLOWING THE BUS CRASH INVOLVING IFP SUPPORTERS IN KZN, DO YOU THINK POLITICAL PARTIES SHOULD CONSIDER OTHER MEANS OF TRANSPORT FOR THEIR SUPPORTERS WHEN THEY HOST RALLIES?
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