KZN govt offers support to families of Pongola crash victims

The crash, between a truck and bakkie on Friday, claimed the lives of 20 people - including 18 children. 

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Acting Premier Nomagugu Simelane visited the families on Monday and promised assistance to the grieving families for funeral preparations. 

The truck driver has since appeared in court, and is expected to apply for bail on Monday. 

Simelane says several government entities will pitch in to assist the affected families.

"The intention there is that families must not move from pillar to post when they need support and families must be able to understand right from the beginning who is going to assist them and what is the nature of assistance that they are going to get. 

"So we then present to them and if there are any forms to be filled, then they will have to fill those forms and discuss the nature of support that government is bringing." 

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She's also expressed her condolences to the families for their loss.

"Condolences are important to the families. You get an understanding of that this situation is that they are faced with because also to lose so many people it is often difficult to loss one member of the families when you are poor and you don't know what to do. But when you lose more than one then it becomes a crisis."