Four killed In Crash On R40 In Mpumalanga

In a tragic incident on Monday morning, four people lost their lives in a head-on collision on the R40 highway near Hazyview in Mpumalanga.

The accident involved a light delivery vehicle (LDV) and a sport utility vehicle (SUV). This unfortunate event has left the community in shock and mourning.

According to Moeti Mmusi, spokesperson for the province’s Department of Community Safety, the collision resulted in the immediate deaths of three occupants of the SUV and the driver of the LDV.

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“Three of the deceased were in the SUV, while the driver of the LDV also died,” Mmusi stated. The precise cause of the crash remains unclear, but preliminary investigations suggest that dangerous overtaking may have been a factor.

The aftermath of the collision led to the temporary closure of the R40 road. Traffic was initially managed on a stop-and-go basis to facilitate the retrieval of the bodies.

“The road was closed for a short while on the stop-and-go basis, but as the bodies were retrieved, the road had to be temporarily closed,” Mmusi explained. The road has since been reopened for traffic.