Man killed in head-on crash
2008-05-10 12:37
Johannesburg - One person died and two others were seriously injured during a head-on collision between two cars in Boksburg on the East Rand, Ekurhuleni metro police said on Saturday.
Inspector Kobedi Mokheseng said a Mazda bakkie collided with a black Toyota conquest at a T-Junction near the Boksburg prison on Friday at 19:10.
"Preliminary investigations indicate that the Mazda exiting the prison on Barry Marais road crashed into the other car heading towards Vooslorus."
Mokheseng said the male driver of the Toyota died on the scene and his 20-year-old female passenger was seriously injured.
"The driver of the bakkie, who was alone at the time, also sustained serious injuries. Both the injured were taken to the Tambo Memorial hospital."
Police were investigating a case of culpable homicide, he said.
- SAPA