NW ROAD CRASHES CLAIMED 12 LIVES IN 48 HOURS

MAHIKENG – The North West road accidents have claimed 12 lives between Friday, the 11th and Sunday, the 13th of July 2025.

On Friday, one life was lost on N14 near Tshing in Ventersdorp. On Saturday, the 12th of July, there was a hit and run on N12 outside Potchefstroom towards Stilfontein which claimed one life.

Still on Friday evening at around 18:00 on N4 near Groot Marico, a head-on collision involving four vehicles claimed five lives.

It is reported that two delivery vehicles belonging to the same company were towing each and driving towards Swartruggens from Groot Marico.

They were allegedly overtaking over the barrier line and collided with two oncoming vehicles. Four women and one man in the other two vehicles succumbed to injuries.

The occupants of the two vehicles that were towing each other, three Zimbabwean nationals and one Malawian, were taken to the hospital with injuries.

On Sunday evening at around 19:00 two vehicles collided head-on on N18 approximately 40 KM south of Mahikeng towards Setlagole. A light sedan with three occupants driving towards Setlagole was overtaking and collided with an oncoming Light Delivery Vehicle with one occupant.

All four, three men and one woman, died at scene of the crash. Just a little further up near Madiba a Makgabana village, a vehicle driving towards Mafikeng hit a stray cow. The vehicle coming behind it run over the cow and three occupants sustained serious injuries. A child traveling with them unfortunately died at the scene of the accident.

The MEC responsible for the North West Department of Community Safety and Transport Management, Wessels Morweng has sent a message of condolences to the bereaved families and wished speedy recovery to the injured.
A case of culpable homicide is being investigated in all accidents.

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