Six people, believed to be university students traveling to Bizana from Alice have been killed in a head-on collision on the N2 near eMaxesibeni in the Eastern Cape. Provincial Transport Department spokesperson Unathi Binqose says the six victims, five males and one female, were travelling in a minibus taxi from Alice towards Bizana when it collided with an oncoming truck this morning.
Binqose says preliminary reports suggest the taxi crossed into the path of the truck, with driver fatigue suspected as a possible contributing factor.
Three other people sustained serious injuries, while another three suffered minor injuries.
“Sadly we can confirm the death of these six young people in this accident that happened on the N2 near eMaxesibeni, formerly known as Mount Ayliff. It happened at approximately 7am this morning when a minibus taxi they were travelling in from Alice towards Bizana collided head-on with a truck, resulting in the deaths of these six young souls. What makes it even more difficult for us is that it comes less than 24 hours after we reported on an accident that claimed seven lives further south on the N2 near Ndabakazi.”