Bus slams into taxi, man dies
2003-11-10 09:23
Kroonstad - A man died and 15 people were injured in a collision between a bus and a minibus taxi in the Free State on Monday.
Inspector Stephen Thakeng for police said the taxi was traveling from Welkom to Johannesburg when the collision took place.
Apparently a bus, on its way from Odendaalsrus, carried only one passenger at the time. It hit a taxi on its side at a T-junction on the Welkom-Kroonstad road about 06:00.
The driver of the bus said the brakes failed.
He was arrested and is facing charges of culpable homicide.
Lawrence Sithole, 45, of Thakeng township in Welkom died. The injured passengers were taken to Bongani hospital.
- SAPA