All 15 occupants of a minibus taxi have died in what could be described as a freak accident involving a truck and a fully loaded taxi on the *N9* road in Middelburg, Eastern Cape, at about 11 pm last night.
It is alleged that a heavy-duty truck hit a stray animal and the driver lost control. As the driver tried to regain control, its trailer gave in and fell over, right that moment as a fully loaded taxi was parallel to it, driving in the opposite direction.
The minibus taxi was travelling from the Eastern Cape to Western Cape while the truck was going the opposite direction. The trailer crashed the taxi killing everybody inside it.
The 15 deceased including *9 females and 4 males* among them were 2 children (2 years and 2 months).
15 Killed in a horror crash involving a truck and a fully loaded taxi on the N9 road in Middelburg https://t.co/SkAS5zTlie #ArriveAlive @EcTransport pic.twitter.com/OrmjLAPrCD
– Arrive Alive (@_ArriveAlive) July 3, 2023
Freak truck rollover crash onto minibus kills 15 people in the Eastern Cape https://t.co/onm1Jh70Nv #ArriveAlive #MinibusCrash #TruckCrash @EcTransport pic.twitter.com/XdvBHRXdxA
– Arrive Alive (@_ArriveAlive) July 3, 2023
