Three dead in Memel Road crash

Tragedy recently struck when a three people lost their lives while travelling in a taxi on the Memel Road, 20 km outside of Newcastle.

According to a witness, the accident occurred in the late part of the afternoon after the taxi driver allegedly overtook another vehicle on the barrier line and had to swerve the vehicle to avoid a head on collision with an oncoming truck

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Three die in crash

A taxi driver and two passengers lost their lives on Friday evening, 31 October, after being involved in an accident that left 12 others seriously injured.

The accident which occurred shortly after 7pm, took place on Allen Street, outside Century Casino. According to Capt Shooz, an ambulance had been travelling into town and just after it crossed the robot, outside Century Casino, drove into the back of a bakkie which then overturned. The ambulance then attempted to swerve and collided into the side of a minibus, which had been travelling towards the township. The minibus lost control and hit a robot. The taxi driver and one passenger died on the scene, while one of the victims was rushed to hospital where she later died.

"I was driving along Allen Street when the ambulance overtook me, the next thing I saw was the ambulance hitting the bakkie and the taxi colliding into the robot.

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