EC authorities concerned over increase in road fatalities
JOHANNESBURG - Eastern Cape authorities are growing increasingly concerned as road crashes in the province continue to claim lives.
This was after the Transport Department opened a case of culpable homicide after a driver died in a head-on collision on the R102 between Humansdorp and Tsitsikama on Saturday.
Two people who were injured were taken to the hospital.
Eastern Cape transport department's spokesperson Makhaya Komisa said, 'The NP200 bakkie belonged to a construction company. The NP200 bakkie was travelling toward Humansdorp, while the grey Suzuki seven-seater was headed in the direction of Tsitsikama when the collision occurred.'
In a separate incident, the department has also opened another case of culpable homicide after a fatal incident that claimed two lives on the province's roads.
'The driver of the Toyota Fortuner is among the injured passengers. A case of culpable homicide has been opened at the Jeffreys Bay SAPS [South African Police Service] for further investigation.'
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