By Zuko Komisa
Deputy Minister of Transport has lost six family members in a tragic car accident.
Sindisiwe Chikunga, the Deputy Minister of Transport, lost her son, daughter-in-law, and four grandchildren in a tragic accident on Sunday night.
The Department of Transport released a statement stating that Chikunga’s family was on the N11 between KwaZulu-Natal when the incident occurred.
According to evidence at its disposal, the department said that Chikunga’s family was engaged in a collision involving a sedan and a bakkie.
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Minister of Transport Fikile Mbalula expressed his condolences to the Chikunga family
I have learnt with a deep sense of sadness on the passing of Deputy Minister, Ms Sindisiwe Chikunga’s eldest son, his wife and their four children. The crash that claimed their lives occurred in the evening of Sunday, 17 July 2022 on the N11 outside Ladysmith in KwaZulu-Natal. pic.twitter.com/BP0PP79cOr
— FIKILE MBALULA | MR FIX (@MbalulaFikile) July 19, 2022
According to the Emergency services company ER24, the incident happened when a bakkie and two light motor vehicles collided on the N11, approximately 40km outside Ladysmith.
“Five other patients were tended to on the scene. A man, woman and two children, a boy aged 13 and a girl aged 5, were in critical condition, while another girl, believed to be 14 years old sustained minor injuries,” said ER24.
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