Mapaballo Borotho

A tragic car accident claimed the lives of five people just after the Marianhill Tollgate in KwaZulu-Natal on Friday evening, 04 July 2025.
The Department of Transport and Human Settlements in the province confirmed that the horrific crash was allegedly caused by a Polo driver.
MEC Siboniso Duma said efforts to locate all the families of the deceased are currently underway.
“We are saddened by the death of five people in this accident caused by a Polo driver, just after the Marianhill Tollgate.
The minibus taxi veered off the road and plunged 50 meters down the embankment. The recovery of the bodies has been completed. We lost four women and one man. Of the four women, one was a member of the South African Police Service, and she was in full uniform.
We express our deepest condolences to the families of the victims. We wish those in hospital a speedy recovery,” said Duma.
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