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Multi-Car Crash Kills 21 In South Africa
Authorities said the cause remains under investigation as rescue crews continue recovery and forensic work and the N1 stays closed in both directions.
- 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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The Independent (US)Multi-vehicle crash in South Africa leaves at least 21 dead
·London, United Kingdom
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At least 21 people died after a collision involving two vans of collective transport and an SUV, on Sunday night, on a highway between Leeu-Gamka and Prince Albert, in the province of Cape West, South Africa. The accident occurred about 380 kilometers northeast of Cape Town, according to the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC). 'I had a second chance of life', surviving account that was stuck in a flooded tunnel in Nepal Plane disappears …
·Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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AT LEAST 21 people have been killed and more injured in a collision between two vans and a third vehicle in South Africa's Western Cape province.
·Zagreb, Croatia
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