Five people were killed in a head-on collision which involved an articulated truck and a sedan on the N4 toll road.

The horrific crash happened between Machadodorp and Belfast on Sunday afternoon, according to Moeti Mmusi, spokesperson for the Mpumalanga department of community safety, security and liaison. 

The deceased people are a toddler, two men and two women.

“The victims were occupants in the sedan and they all perished at the scene. One person also in the sedan sustained serious injuries,” said Mmusi.

The driver of the articulated truck was slightly injured. 

Mmusi said the cause of the crash has not yet been ascertained, but investigations are under way. 

Meanwhile, Mpumalanga MEC for Community Safety, Security and Liaison, Jackie Macie said the crash is deeply regrettable.

“It is deeply saddening for families to lose their loved ones in crashes that are mostly preventable. We continue to call on motorists to use the road with due diligence and great caution to avoid deadly collisions,” said Macie.

In December, IOL reported that seven people were have been killed in a horror crash on the N4 Toll Road between Belfast and Wonderfontein in Mpumalanga, on New Year’s Eve.

At the time, Macie said two sedans collided head-on. The youngest deceased was a two-year-old child.

“Five of the deceased were occupants of one of the sedans, while the other two victims were in the other sedan. The deceased include drivers of both vehicles.

One seriously injured occupant in one of the vehicles was rushed to the nearest hospital,” Macie said.

He added that an investigation into the cause of the crash is under way.

jonisayi.maromo@iol.co.za

IOL

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