President Jacob Zuma has extended condolences to the families of the 22 South Africans who were killed in two horror road crashes on Sunday night and this morning.
Fifteen people died in a horror collision between two minibus taxis and a bakkie in Bothaville in the Northern Free State on Sunday night and seven people were killed when a taxi overturned on the Mabopane Highway in Pretoria this morning.
“We extend heartfelt condolences to the families of the bereaved on this painful and tragic loss of life. As South Africans we need to place more value on human life when travelling on our country’s roads. Public transport operators carry an even greater responsibility as they carry the lifeblood of this country, its people. We have directed the Department of Transport and our law enforcement agencies to take a tough line on transgressors,” said the president.
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Issued by: The Presidency
15 March 2010
