Cape {town} Etc reports that a minimum of seven people have died in fatal head-on collision accidents.
In the Western Cape, the fatal crash occurred as a result of the driver heading in the wrong direction, while in Limpopo, an SUV’s dangerous attempt at overtaking, caused the collision.
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The most recent accident occurred early on Sunday morning, on the N2 outbound after the Baden Powell Drive bridge in Cape Town.
Three people lost their lives while two were seriously injured in the head-on collision.
Maxine Bezuidenhout, the City of Cape Town traffic spokesperson, confirmed that one of the vehicles had driven in the incorrect direction at approximately 4am.
Following the incident, the national road was closed off to outbound traffic but by 10am on Sunday morning the road had once again been opened.
As of yet, the Western Cape police have made no comment, reports News24.
On the opposite end of the country, in Limpopo, three people passed in an accident which involved two vehicles on the N11 in the Sekhukhune District on Saturday evening.
Phuti Lekganyane, the acting spokesperson for the Department of Transport and Community Safety, claimed that an SUV attempted an unsafe overtaking of another vehicle and proceeded to collide with oncoming traffic.
The department further speculated that speeding was the most probable cause of the accident.
Violet Mathye, the transport and Community Safety MEC, urged motorists to drive with caution specifically as far as weekends are concerned.
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