Police probe culpable homicide after fatal Durban crash
Police are investigating cases of culpable homicide following a crash near Umgeni in KwaDukuza on Tuesday morning - which left seven people dead.
It's understood the driver lost control of the vehicle - which then overturned several times on the flyover from the M19 joining N2.
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An eighth person has been taken to hospital.
Transport Minister, Fikile Mbalula has lamented the deaths.
"What we know for sure is that this light motor vehicle was heavily overloaded. It's a five-seater, but it was carrying eight passengers at the time of the crash," says spokesperson Ayanda Allie-Payne.
She added: "Investigations into the exact cause are underway. Minister Mbalula has sent his condolences to the bereaved. His also wished the injured a swift and full recovery."
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