Priest’s tragic task after N3 Easter pile-up

Fog, big trucks and heavy traffic combine in fatal KZN highway cocktail

16 April 2023 - 00:01 By Mfundo Mkhize and Sakhiseni Nxumalo

Pastor Roger Francis presided over the most emotional service of his life on Saturday — the combined funeral of his son, daughter-in-law and grandson, who were among the five people killed in a 41-vehicle Easter weekend pile-up on the N3.  ..

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