Cape Town , 08 May (ANA) Seven people were killed and 10 injured in a crash involving a minibus taxi and a truck in Melkbosstrand this morning.City traffic spokesperson Maxine Bezuidenhout said the accident occurred at the intersection of the R27 and Birkenhead head road at 8.46. The cause of the crash is being investigated by the SAPS. The roadway remains closed.”SAPS spokesperson FC Van Wyk said that according to reports, the taxi was turning into Birkenhead Avenue from the R27 at the traffic lights, when the truck was approaching direction Atlantis. He said that fire and rescue services, metro rescue and police were on the scene.
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1/6: South Africa-Cape Town- 08-June-2021 Seven people killed in a crash involving a minibus taxi and a truck at the intersection of the R27 and Birkenhead head road in Melkbozsstrand. 8 people sustained slight to serious injuries the roadway remains closed. Photographer Ayanda Ndamane African News Agency(ANA)
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3/6: South Africa-Cape Town- 08-June-2021 Seven people killed in a crash involving a minibus taxi and a truck at the intersection of the R27 and Birkenhead head road in Melkbozsstrand. 8 people sustained slight to serious injuries the roadway remains closed. Photographer Ayanda Ndamane African News Agency(ANA)
4/6: South Africa-Cape Town- 08-June-2021 Seven people killed in a crash involving a minibus taxi and a truck at the intersection of the R27 and Birkenhead head road in Melkbozsstrand. 8 people sustained slight to serious injuries the roadway remains closed. Photographer Ayanda Ndamane African News Agency(ANA)
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6/6: South Africa-Cape Town- 08-June-2021 Seven people killed in a crash involving a minibus taxi and a truck at the intersection of the R27 and Birkenhead head road in Melkbozsstrand. 8 people sustained slight to serious injuries the roadway remains closed. Photographer Ayanda Ndamane African News Agency(ANA)