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Eight people have lost their while seven sustained injuries, this is after a single vehicle lost control to overturn in Dutywa at Doti location towards the N2 road leading to Mthatha.
According to the Spokesperson for the Department of Transport, Unathi Binqose, the incident to place on Sunday evening at approximately 20H00.
“The driver lost control of the Isuzu vehicle with 15 occupants (including the driver) and the vehicle overturned. Eight occupants were declared dead on the scene while four other occupants, including the driver, sustained severe injuries. The other three occupants sustained serious injuries”, said Binqose.
Those injured were rushed to Butterworth Hospital and the Dutywa Community Health Centre to be treated further.
Binqose added that the cause of the accident is not yet known and a case of Culpable homicide has been opened at the Dutywa Police station for investigation.
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