Three people killed in five-car crash on N2

Atleast three lives was claimed at an accident involving an unmarked police van, a taxi and a sedan and two more bakkies on N2 near the Kei Cutting towards Butterworth in the Eastern Cape.

Reports says, it is alleged that the police van was trying to overtake when it collided with the sedan. Transport spokesperson, Unathi Binqose added, three more vehicles including a fully loaded minibus taxi then got involved in a secondary collision, and all passengers of the minibus taxi escaped unharmed.

He continued to say " Among the deceased is the police detective, along with two other females that were in one of the two bakkies that were involved in this accident. The injured were rushed to a hospital in Butterworth. The MEC for transport in the province Mr. Xolile Nqatha is extending his sincere condolences to the families of the deceased while wishing those in hospital a full and speedy recovery. What is disturbing is that this is the second accident involving a state vehicle. As some would remember there was an accident that happened earlier in the day involving a correctional services vehicle that had inmates and some officials in that one."