The van, which was also carrying adults, collided head-on with a truck.
At least 16 people have died in Phongoloin northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, in an accident between a truck and a school van in which there were also some adults and in which all the occupants of the vehicle have lost their lives ‘ipso facto’.
The Department of Transport of the region has transmitted in a statement on its social networks that a team of Police, paramedics and the Traffic authority remain in the accident area, since some bodies are trapped. He has also informed that they are investigating the causes of the frontal crash and have expressed their condolences to the families of the victims “.” We are very disturbed by this fatal event. The loss of so many young lives is a tragedy,” he added.
The Transport authority has called for the responsibility of citizens to respect traffic regulations and has advanced that in the month of October they will develop an awareness campaign in which they will talk with various actors in the sector to promote safety on the roads.