Seven people were killed and 12 others injured in a collision between a minibus and a car on the road between Babanango and Nquthu in northern KwaZulu-Natal on Wednesday evening.
Both vehicles caught alight after the impact. The collision occurred on the P291 road.
KwaZulu-Natal emergency medical services spokesperson Robert Mckenzie said its paramedics and those from a private ambulance service transported the 12 injured to hospital for further medical care.
“One of these was in a critical condition while others sustained serious injuries.”
Mckenzie said the exact cause of the crash was not immediately known,
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Seven killed, 12 injured in collision between minibus and car in northern KZN
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Seven people were killed and 12 others injured in a collision between a minibus and a car on the road between Babanango and Nquthu in northern KwaZulu-Natal on Wednesday evening.
Both vehicles caught alight after the impact. The collision occurred on the P291 road.
KwaZulu-Natal emergency medical services spokesperson Robert Mckenzie said its paramedics and those from a private ambulance service transported the 12 injured to hospital for further medical care.
“One of these was in a critical condition while others sustained serious injuries.”
Mckenzie said the exact cause of the crash was not immediately known,
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