12 die in head-on smash
2004-11-30 15:28
Potchefstroom - Twelve people were killed when a Toyota Venture collided head-on with a truck on the road between Ventersdorp and Klerksdorp on Tuesday morning, North West police said.
Four men, four women, three girls and a boy were all occupants of the Venture and died on the scene around 05:00, said Sergeant Sam Tselanyane.
The truck driver and his assistant sustained serious injuries and were taken to the Ventersdorp hospital.
The cause of the accident was unknown.
The Venture, from Umtata in the Eastern Cape, was travelling to Rustenburg.
A case of culpable homicide was being investigated.
- SAPA