KwaZulu Natal Horror accident 27 dead

amazing footage.

very sad

Although not the taxi's fault t in this instance there is a sad lack of law enforcement.

What they will do is drop the alcohol driving limit to zero - what does that help when they don't increase the number I'd road blocks?

The most carnage that happens on our roads is taxi related - speed limit for taxis 100 k/h - all speed limit cameras set at 120 :S

Clansmen - the green is never yours. The Highway Code says green = proceed with caution. Please do just that.
I learnt my lesson with that.....

horrendous

Death figure revised to 22, but my goodness I was in tears when I watched this accident and my hands were shaking. I don't stay far away 4rm the scene, about 2-3mins, but didn't know anything was happening until the morning news

Sheza

Sorry for my ignorance.
Is this another accident we talking about or the same one at Fields Hill a few days ago.

Same on on fields hill bud

Thanks bro.

I drove past this scene 15mins after it had happened and it was quite an unbelievable scene. Driver has been charged with 22 counts of murder. Trucks license had expired on the 31st August. Trucks are meant to have a COR done before being licensed again - which could have found any faults with the brakes! Although now that charges have been upgraded from culpable homicide to murder, perhaps the authorities think it was driver error?!

Residents have been trying for years to ban heavys on Fields Hill as trucks use this narrow laned, steep alternate route, with no arrestor beds to avoid paying a R30 toll on the N3.

Absolute tragedy! I have heard a 3month old baby has been orphaned in this crash! Very sad all around and deepest condolences to those families involved!

www.news24.com/Multimedia/South-Africa/N...etown-crash-20130911

new footage.

check the two pedestrians

The driver of the car on the extreme right saved his life by jumping the traffic light

.....what driving experience does any one have at 23-25yrs old. Giving a young inexperenced truck driver a loaded truck on fields hill is asking for mayhem...the question is.... did he intend to take the offramp or did he loose control on the highway decent and then to avoid a run away on the highway opted to gamble with his chances at the offramp.....what ever the case he will blame the truck but major driver error in taking on the fields hill decent....they must then ban trucks on the down ward route....: