R40 Road head on collision claims seven lives

R40 Road head on collision claims seven lives

The department of Community Safety, Security and Liaison says jaws of life were used to remove the remains of the deceased when two sedans collided head on R40 Road between Dwarloop and Violetbank in Bushbuckridge  on Saturday, 4 July 2020 around 21h00.

The seven were killed at the scene. Each vehicle had four occupants including the drivers.

One person was critically injured.

The department’s spokesperson Moeti Mmusi said the cause of the crash is yet to be established and the investigation is underway.