Six die in Western Cape car crash
2012-12-06 15:52
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Cape Town - Two adults and four children were killed in a
head-on collision near Touws River on Thursday morning, a Western Cape traffic
official said.
Provincial traffic chief Kenny Africa said a car was
driving along the N1 from Cape Town when it collided with a truck around 09:30.
He said the truck had been travelling from Beaufort West,
about 40km outside Touws River, when the collision occurred on the notorious
"road of death".
"Apparently the driver of the motor vehicle fell
asleep and the vehicle moved over to the right hand side of the road in front
of the truck."
Africa said the children, aged 12 to 15, were apparently
on their way to meet their father.
"He was informed of the accident and arrived at the
scene devastated."
The truck driver escaped without injury and the matter
was being investigated by police.
Africa was launching the "Safely Home" road
safety plan for the festive season, on the same highway closer to Cape Town,
when the accident happened.
"This accident was really not [what] we expected and
we are saying, enough is enough. We are not going to tolerate this nonsense
anymore," the traffic chief said.
Motorists were urged to take regular breaks on a road
trip and stop every 200km or every two hours.
- SAPA
