Pretoria - Transport Minister Ben Martins has sent condolences to the families of the deceased following the tragic death of 15 people in the North West.
The accident occurred on Sunday on the R510 road at the Sandfontein village off-ramp when a light delivery vehicle and a bus collided.
According to the department, 29 more people are reported to have sustained injuries during the crash.
Preliminary reports indicate that the delivery vehicle turned into oncoming traffic and collided with the bus. Reports also indicate that all 15 fatalities were from the delivery vehicle.
A case has been opened with the South African Police Service in Mogwase. The Minister has urged the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) to speed up the investigation to determine the cause of the crash.
The RTMC had already dispatched a team of crash and incident reconstruction and investigation experts on Sunday.
Martins also wished those injured a speedy recovery.
He called on every road user to take personal responsibility in road safety and ensure that South Africa’s roads are not turned into killing fields.
“We wish to repeat our message and call on all South Africans to come together and join hands to stop this carnage on our roads. One death on our roads is one too many.
“Together, we can save millions of lives on our roads” said Martins. - SAnews.gov.za
