3 cops killed by drunk driver
2008-07-14 12:34
Mthatha - Three police officers were killed when their car collided head-on with a truck on the N2 near Mthatha in the Eastern Cape, police said on Monday.
Superintendent Mike Fatyela said the truck driver, who was allegedly drunk, caused the accident at 16:00 on Sunday when he drove into oncoming traffic.
"He was taken to hospital for blood samples and someone helped him to escape in hospital," said Fatyela.
Cases of culpable homicide and drunken driving were being investigated. The truck driver was still at large.
- SAPA