Seven school students killed in horror N2 crash

MANDENI – Seven high school pupils and the driver of the vehicle in which they were traveling to school died after they crashed into a truck on the N2 near Mandeni in KwaZulu-Natal on Friday. IPSS spokesperson Samantha Meyrick said the vehicles collided head-on.

She said a ninth person was critically injured. “All eight occupants in the light motor vehicle sustained fatal injuries, including seven high school children, and were declared deceased at the scene. The driver of the truck sustained critical injuries,” she said.

Teams were searching for more victims pending confirmation of the number of children traveling to school, added Meyrick.
Provincial transport MEC Siboniso Duma said it was “painful” to attend the crash site and witness the loss of young people, particularly during Transport Month.