Horror taxi crash blamed on failed brakes
Seven people were killed after the brakes of the taxi they were in failed, causing the driver to lose control.
|||Durban - Funeral arrangements were discussed on Tuesday as members of the Zwartkop Taxi Association and officials from the Msunduzi Municipality and KwaZulu-Natal Transport Department empathised with the families of the victims of Monday’s horror taxi crash.
Seven people lost their lives after the taxi they were travelling in, crashed into another car and a tree in Linwood Drive, Pietermaritzburg.
Police have confirmed the brakes of the taxi failed, causing the driver to lose control.
Six people were declared dead at the scene, while another died later in hospital.
The victims have been identified as Mbuso Mtolo, 32, Mbali Lamola, 36, Mbali Mvulani, 21, Thabisile Ndlovu, 34, Bongiwe Lembethe, 32, Spangelo Dlamini, 29, and Thandeka Ngubane, 40.
Nine others, including the driver of the taxi, were still recovering in hospital.
Lamola, a mother of one and an office administration student, was on her way to write her Msunduzi TVET College exams when the tragedy occurred. Her uncle, Brian Lamola, said the family was devastated by her death.
A joint funeral for the victims has been suggested, with expenses to be covered by the taxi association and the transport department. Details have yet to be confirmed.
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