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IOL News
04-05-2025
- Automotive
- IOL News
Deadliest crash in Eastern Cape: 15 dead in minibus taxi collision
Fifteen people died and five others were injured in a head-on collision involving a fully loaded minibus taxi and a bakkie on the R63 between Adelaide and Maqoma (formerly Fort Beaufort) around midnight on Saturday. 'This is by far the deadliest crash we have experienced in a long time in the Eastern Cape,' said Eastern Cape transport department spokesperson Unathi Binqose. 'Not even during the recent Easter holidays or December period did we see a single accident with such a high number of fatalities.' According to reports, a white Toyota Quantum minibus was travelling from Qonce (King William's Town) to Cape Town when it collided head-on with an Isuzu Double Cab from Adelaide and heading towards Kwamaqoma.
IOL News
04-05-2025
- Automotive
- IOL News
Fifteen people die in Eastern Cape head-on crash
Fifteen people died and five others were injured in a head-on collision involving a fully loaded minibus taxi and a bakkie on the R63 between Adelaide and Maqoma (formerly Fort Beaufort) around midnight on Saturday. 'This is by far the deadliest crash we have experienced in a long time in the Eastern Cape,' said Eastern Cape transport department spokesperson Unathi Binqose. 'Not even during the recent Easter holidays or December period did we see a single accident with such a high number of fatalities.' According to reports, a white Toyota Quantum minibus was travelling from Qonce (King William's Town) to Cape Town when it collided head-on with an Isuzu Double Cab from Adelaide and heading towards Kwamaqoma.
The Herald
04-05-2025
- The Herald
Fifteen killed, five seriously injured in Eastern Cape crash
A horrific head-on collision involving a minibus taxi and a bakkie claimed the lives of 15 people on the R63 between Adelaide and Maqoma at midnight on Saturday. Provincial transport spokesperson Unathi Binqose said the Toyota Quantum minibus taxi was travelling from Qonce to Cape Town when it collided with the Isuzu Double Cab bakkie. 'The driver of the Double Cab and 13 passengers in the Quantum, including the driver, were declared dead at the scene,' Binqose said. Six people were rushed to hospital, where one later succumbed to injuries, bringing the death toll to 15. Five others sustained serious injuries. An inquest docket has been opened. Daily Dispatch
