Death toll in R66 crash near Ulundi climbs to 16
The death toll of Wednesday morning's accident near Ulundi has climbed to 16.
A minibus taxi and a truck were involved in a head-on collision on the R66 between Ulundi and Melmoth.
The taxi burst into flames.
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Initially, 13 people, including a pregnant woman, were reported to have been killed.
KwaZulu-Natal Transport MEC, Bheki Ntuli visited the crash site.
Ntuli says it's since been confirmed that the death toll has climbed.
"When I got over here, I was told - the driver of the truck lost control and he had two more people in the truck and he died on the spot and those two were taken to hospital.
"In the minibus that was coming from Nongoma - which collided with the truck - unfortunately 15 people died."
