Police search for driver of tipper truck who fled Wartburg horror crash
Police say they're searching for the driver of a second truck that failed to observe a stop sign - moments before this morning's fatal crash near Wartburg.
The crash happened at the R614 turn-off on the R33.
This morning's collision was between a combination truck which was carrying fuel and a minibus taxi.
But police now believe another truck - whose driver apparently failed to stop at a stop sign - might have caused the accident.
They say that driver fled the scene. A fourth vehicle, a bakkie, was also involved in the crash.
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The accident has claimed the lives of two men and ten women - one of whom was pregnant.
@SAPoliceService gives us more details. They say they have opened cases of culpable homicide and reckless and negligent driving. The accident involved a tanker, minibus taxi and a bakkie. They are searching for a truck driver who failed to stop at the stop sign & fled the scene.
— Nushera Soodyal (@nushera) September 22, 2020
Police have opened cases of culpable homicide, reckless and negligent driving and failing to stop after an accident.
The road has been closed due to diesel having leaked from the tanker.
The Road Traffic Inspectorate says mop-up operations are continuing.
