Transport Minister Barbara Creecy and Deputy Minister Mkhuleko Hlengwa have directed the South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (SANRAL) to find a road engineering solution to the persistent rise in the number of road crashes on the road curve just after Makhado, involving buses and trucks.
This directive follows yet another tragic loss of five lives in a bus crash on the same N1 road curve northbound, between Makhado and Musina on Thursday. The bus crash involved over 30 passengers.
Creecy and Hlengwa have also directed the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) to provide an update report on the directive issued last October to intensify roadworthy inspections of buses crossing the Beit Bridge border.
“Both the RTMC and SANRAL are expected to provide reports as a matter of priority. Creecy and Hlengwa have extended their heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families who lost their loved ones, and [have wished for] a speedy recovery for those who were admitted in hospitals,” the Department of Transport said. - SAnews.gov.za
