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An Audi, loaded with cannabis and cigarettes, crashed head-on into a bakkie in KZN on Monday, leaving four deadImage: Supplied

Four dead after dagga-laden car crashes into bakkie on freeway

Four people died in a horrific crash after their vehicles, one which was laden with cannabis and cigarettes, collided on the N2 in KwaZulu-Natal on Monday. The incident took place at about 8:30am near Mandeni, on the north coast. It is…

The vehicle collided with the fence of a property leased by the University of the Western Cape.                           Image: Wikimedia Commons

WATCH | Car skids off road and rolls through fence at UWC

Six people were injured after a car went out of control and ploughed through a fence at the University of the Western Cape. Video footage captured the vehicle skidding and rolling when it left the road on Thursday evening. #crash Video of…

A collision between a minibus taxi and a sedan on the N2 in East London has left four people dead and 15 seriously injured.Image: Alan Eason

Four dead, 15 injured in horror EL car crash

Four people were killed while 15 were seriously injured when a minibus taxi and a sedan collided on the N2 in East London on Monday morning. Department of transport spokesperson Unathi Binqose said a case of culpable homicide was being…

A man who claims to work for Taxify took a traffic officer and two passengers on a 186km/hour hell ride before crashing into a Mercedes on the N1 in Cape Town. Image: 123RF/istock photo

‘Taxify driver’ takes traffic cop & passengers for hair-raising 186km/h spin

A man claiming to be a Taxify driver who was stopped and found without an operating permit took a traffic officer and two passengers on a wild 186km/h hell ride until it ended with a bang. The 25-year-old driver collected two passengers…

A Toyota Fortuner collided head-on with a minibus in Limpopo, one of several deadly crashes during this year’s festive season.Image: Arrive Alive

Holiday death toll mounts after bloody weekend on SA roads

The festive season road accident death toll is mounting across the country. Three people died instantly in an accident in the Eastern Cape on Monday morning, with more than a dozen injured. Eastern Cape traffic deputy director Charles…

Police seek help to identify accident victim

THE Police are seeking the assistance of the public in identifying the body of a male in his thirties that was bumped by a vehicle on March 10 at about 5am. Police spokesman Captain Siphokazi Mawisa said the man was struck by a car on the…

BREAKING: Gonubie High pupils in crash – pic

A bus carrying Gonubie High School pupils were involved in an accident on the N2 close to the on ramp coming from Gonubie this morning (Tuesday). According to people on the scene, the pupils are not badly hurt and have just sustained some…

Car crash survivor meets her Good Samaritan

By Barbara Hollands A Facebook quest to track down a Good Samaritan paid off when women who met in distressing circumstances were reunited thanks to social media. When office clerk Khanya Njengele, 29, landed up in a bloodied heap and…

Ways to reduce accident rate are being ignored

Latest figures show deaths are much more likely to occur in certain provinces Last week, the Road Traffic Management Corporation produced its annual report for 2016. It was a shocker; 14,071 people died on our roads, 1,127 more than in…

Two EC motorists burnt beyond recognition in N2 collision

Two motorists were burnt beyond recognition when their vehicles collided on the N2 near Chintsa this morning. The N2 road remains closed because investigators from various specialised units are still working the scene. Two motorists die…