A tow truck rear-ended a bakkie, resulting in nine people perishing in a horrific accident in Empangeni.

Inkosi Mhlabunzima Maphumulo House: On this Mother’s Day, early this morning around 06h47, I received a report from our highly dedicated team from Road Traffic Inspectorate informing me about a horrific accident that claimed the lives of nine people, mostly mothers.

Losing a mother is a deeply painful experience that marks the radical change of the family’s life and involves a wide range of sad emotions.

According to a preliminary report, this accident, which happened along the N2 Northbound after Mthunzini Toll Plaza, involved a tow truck and a Hyundai H-1 which was transporting 24 members of the Zion Christian Church.

They were travelling to Dukuduku, Umtubatuba.

We have been informed by the RTI and emergency rescue services that a tow truck struck the rear end of the Hyundai H-1 resulting in fatalities and serious injuries.

Those who were injured have been taken to hospitals and we wish them a speedy recovery.

Equally, we express our deepest condolences…


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