SANCO calls for increased visibility following R41 horror crash

30 April 2016 - 13:36 By TMG Digital

This follows the tragic head-on collision involving a taxi and a truck that claimed the lives of 14 people on the R41 in Randfontein on the West Rand on Friday afternoon."Road Traffic Management authorities must take into account increased traffic volumes as a result of the long weekend that also coincide with month end‚" said SANCO National Spokesperson‚ Jabu Mahlangu.Mahlangu appealed to motorists not to speed and to be considerate of other road users."A change in driver behaviour is needed to stop the carnage on public roads‚" he said.He urged taxi drivers to show regard for the lives of their passengers by observing the rules of the road and adhering to speed limits.Spokesperson for Mogale City Traffic Department‚Papi Motaung said the taxi had apparently swerved in front of the truck‚ causing a head-on collision."Body parts lay scattered over the R41 road‚ which was cordoned off‚" he saidER24 said both vehicles were heavily damaged in the collision and had been completely ripped open...

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