A Road Crash Involving Multiple Vehicles in South Africa Kills at Least 21 People, Authorities Say
A culpable homicide investigation is underway following a multi-vehicle collision involving two taxis and an SUV that claimed 21 lives and shut down a major highway.
- On Sunday, 21 people died and three others sustained serious injuries when two minibus taxis and an SUV collided on a highway in South Africa's Western Cape province between Leeu-Gamka and Prince Albert.
- Police have opened a culpable homicide investigation into the crash, with the highway remaining closed in both directions between Leeu-Gamka and Prince Albert to facilitate ongoing forensic recovery and scene clearance.
- Western Cape Mobility mobilized Fire & Rescue Central Karoo and Metro EMS Central Karoo, advising motorists to use an alternative route via Prince Albert Road Station along the R407 that adds roughly 200km to journeys.
- Police told AFP that "several other occupants" had been hospitalised, while Forensic Pathology Services continue to clear the scene following the collision at approximately 2130 GMT on Sunday.
- In 2025, 11,485 people were killed in road crashes in South Africa, underscoring authorities' warnings about exercising extreme caution on long-distance routes through remote areas like the Karoo.
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<p>In South Africa, a large-scale accident claimed 21 lives Two minibuses and an SUV collided on the N1 highway. 21 people were killed, four others were seriously injured.</p>
Four people were seriously injured
A road crash involving multiple vehicles in South Africa kills at least 21 people - Regional Media News
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - Two minibus taxis collided head-on, and an SUV crashed into them on one of South Africa's main highways, killing at least 21 people and leaving four others seriously injured, authorities said Monday. The crash on Sunday night in the Western Cape Province took place between the small towns of Prince Albert and Leeu-Gamka, around 380 kilometers (235 miles) east of Cape Town, according to the Road Traffic Management C…
South Africa road accident kills at least 21 people
Two minibus taxis collided head-on, and an SUV crashed into them on one of South Africa’s main highways, killing at least 21 people and leaving four others seriously injured, authorities said on Monday. The crash on Sunday night in the Western Cape Province took place between the small towns of Prince Albert and Leeu-Gamka, around 380km (235 miles) east of Cape Town, according to the Road Traffic Management Corporation, or RTMC, the national tra…
The collision of three vehicles on the highway in the Western Cape region of South Africa resulted in at least 21 deaths and a number of serious injuries.
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