Pongola accident

At least 17 learners and 2 adults have died in a horror crash that involved a van and a truck on the N2 in the Pongola area of KwaZulu-Natal.

The driver reportedly got off his truck and hiked for a lift from another truck that passed by and ran away. At least 19 learners and 2 adults have been killed in a horror crash between a truck and van that was transporting learners on the N2 highway in the Pongola area in northern KwaZulu-Natal. At least 19 learners and 2 adults have died in a horror crash that involved a van and a truck on the N2 in the Pongola area of KwaZulu-Natal.

Paramedics say a bakkie collided with a truck between Pongola and Itshelejuba on Friday afternoon.

One child has sustained critical injuries and has been transported to hospital.” Paramedics said a bakkie collided with a truck between Pongola and Itshelejuba on Friday afternoon. Paramedics say a bakkie collided with a truck between Pongola and Itshelejuba on Friday afternoon.

The death toll in a collision between a truck and a bakkie transporting children on the N2 between Pongola and Itshelejuba on Friday afternoon has risen to ...

KwaZulu-Natal emergency medical services spokesperson Robert Mckenzie initially said eight children and two adults had died but said on Friday night the death toll had risen to 21. Mckenzie said the children were primary school pupils aged between five and 12 who were being transported home from school. The death toll in a collision between a truck and a bakkie transporting children on the N2 between Pongola and Itshelejuba on Friday afternoon has risen to 21.

Unconfirmed reports claim that 21 people, mostly children aged between five and 12, died when a bakkie and a truck crashed on the N2.

This is an example of the outcomes of an unregulated means of transport, the loss of innocent lives. We pass our condolences to the bereaved families and pray that God be with them during this period. We send our condolences to the families. I have learnt from experience to wait until the work is done and everyone is accounted for, then I can give an informed number of fatalities and injuries. Some bodies are still trapped below the truck. We are still waiting for the forensic pathology services.

KZN EMS spokesperson Robert McKenzie says the collision happened on Friday afternoon on the N2 near Pongola. "The crash involves a truck and a bakkie that ...

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A truck crashed into a bakkie that had been transporting school children on the N2 on Friday between Pongola and Itshelejuba, according to paramedics.

Paramedics said the truck crashed into a bakkie that had been transporting school children on the N2 on Friday between Pongola and Itshelejuba. A truck crashed into a bakkie that had been transporting school children on the N2 on Friday between Pongola and Itshelejuba, according to paramedics.

The speeding truck crashed into a school transport bakkie in Pongolo. Twenty-one people, mostly children died.

He was behind the wheels of a speeding truck that crashed into a school transport bakkie in Pongola. JOHANNESBURG - The truck driver who fled the scene of a Friday crash which killed 21 people, mostly children, in Pongola - northern KwaZulu-Natal is in police custody. The speeding truck crashed into a school transport bakkie in Pongolo.

At least 21 people died, including 19 children when a truck crashed into a bakkie that had been transporting school children on the N2 on Friday between ...

Now Mbalula wants to come here with crocodile tears but he didn’t listen to the people. Not on the N2, N3 or any other highway. The dashcam footage leaves one cold.— Lynette Ntuli (@MsNtuli) Sadly I have no faith that government will make that stretch of any road safer and regulate how trucks move through the area. [@MbalulaFikile]...things at a very slow pace and doesn't seem to comprehend the situation at hand. "I am from a small town called Pongola in Northern KZN.

PHONGOLO - The truck driver in the Pongolo horror crash that claimed 21 lives has been arrested. Up to 21 people - mostly children - died when a bakkie and ...

The driver has handed himself over to police and is expected to appear in the Pongolo Magistrate Court on Monday. The truck driver in the Pongolo horror crash that claimed 21 lives has been arrested. The police launched a widespread manhunt after the truck driver fled the scene.

The horrific truck crash that killed 19 school pupils and two adults in northern KwaZulu-Natal on Friday was bound to happen, local residents have said.

This is the kind of behaviour that is causing fatal crashes and it is unacceptable. "It is clear that the truck driver violated all the laws in the book. Once again, we wish to send our deepest condolences to all affected families, other fellow learners, teachers and members of the school governing bodies," he said. This is how families in Pongola lost their children because of a moron on the N2 ?? We have stated to the authorities that [what has happened] was only a matter of time." Reports indicate that the two adults were the bakkie driver and another passenger.

Police in KwaZulu-Natal are searching for the driver of a truck that collided with a vehicle transporting schoolchildren on Friday, killing 21 people.

“Today a multidisciplinary team of officials from various departments and local government is meeting with the families in Pongola.” Once again, we wish to send our deepest condolences to all affected families, other fellow learners, teachers and members of the school governing bodies.” “The driver must face the music and we will be monitoring developments in this case.

The truck driver involved in Friday's deadly crash in Pongola that killed 21 people has been arrested, the KwaZulu-Natal department of transport has ...

“His arrest is important in assisting the families to deal with the devastation of losing their relatives. We will be there to support the people of Pongola and the families during his court appearance on Monday,” said Hlomuka. The driver is expected to appear in the Pongola magistrate's court on Monday, with Hlomuka expected to attend proceedings.

Dashcam footage of the horrific crash between a van and a truck that killed 21 people on the N2 near Pongola in KZN has emerged.

Dashcam footage showing how the horrific crash between a van and a truck on the N2 near Pongola in KwaZulu-Natal happened has emerged. The driver reportedly got off his truck and hiked for a lift from another truck that passed by and ran away. Dashcam footage of the horrific crash between a van and a truck that killed 21 people on the N2 near Pongola in KZN has emerged.

Adrian Chaning-Pearce is one of the many residents of Pongola who has been left devastated by the horror crash that claimed 21 lives.

Chaning-Pearce said it was important to note that majority of the trucking companies were good, and were cooperative with the law enforcement. “The community has complained many times about the behaviour of truck drivers on that route for a very long time and still there’s no change. Chaning-Pearce called for more traffic officers to be stationed along the route. As a result you have these drivers rushing along the roads to get in more loads, earlier deliveries and drivers are even tailgating, to avoid driving slowly which uses more fuel. If I may ask what has the law enforcement done about this issue since the community started to file complains?” he wrote. We have begged law enforcement to get on the road, and to get tough with offenders,” he lamented. Compounded by the lack of law enforcement, travelling along this route has meant tragedy for many, along with the communities that live along it. For months, the Pongola Community has literally begged truck drivers and companies, along with all other road users to obey the laws. “Traffic volumes are more than the current law enforcement agents staged out there can handle. Now for school kids, who won’t ever go home again, they took their final journey on that death road,” he said. They were being transported from school to home on Friday afternoon, when a massive truck ploughed into the vehicle that they were travelling in. The fatalities include two adults and 19 children.

Truck driver involved in the N2 Pongola accident that claimed 21 lives has been arrested after surrendering himself to police.

“His arrest is important in assisting the families to deal with the devastation of losing their relatives. We will be there to support the people of Phongolo and the families during his court appearance on Monday,” said Hlomuka. [Video: Horror crash on N2 in Pongola claims 21 lives](https://zululandobserver.co.za/lnn/1204070/video-horror-crash-on-n2-in-pongola-claims-21-lives/)

A truck driver has reportedly been arrested after 21 people, including 19 children, were tragically killed in a horror crash between the truck and a bakkie.

Francois Rodgers – Leader of the DA in the KZN Legislature – said: “The lawlessness and carnage that we are witnessing is proof of this. We arrived in Pongola and blocked the road. We blocked the road after planning it in Richards Bay.