Minibus taxi crash kills three on N1 in Limpopo
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Sowetan and TimesLIVE
A Toyota Quantum minibus taxi killed three people and seriously injured 11 after a tyre burst on the N1-24 in Limpopo. The accident happened on Sunday morning near an Engen station, about 1 km from 1Stop in the Waterberg district, and the road was later reopened, according to Sowetan.
Three people were killed and 11 others seriously injured when a Toyota Quantum minibus taxi overturned on Sunday morning on the N1-24, near an Engen station in the Waterberg district, after a tyre burst. One man and two women died at the scene, while the driver and 10 passengers were taken to FH Odendaal and Bela-Bela hospitals, according to the Limpopo Department of Transport and Community Safety.
The vehicle was travelling from Gauteng when the driver lost control before it overturned. The accident occurred about 1 km from 1Stop, and traffic has since been restored on the N1.
The department offered its condolences to the victims’ families and wished the injured a speedy recovery. It urged motorists, particularly public transport operators, to ensure their vehicles were roadworthy and to check the condition and pressure of their tyres in particular before any journey.
