RTI looks into horrific KZN crash that claimed 14 lives

RTI looks into horrific KZN crash that claimed 14 lives

The Road Traffic Inspectorate's released more details on that devastating collision near Escourt.

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RTI said the truck jack-knifed and then the minibus crashed into it. 


RTI's Zinhle Mngomezulu said they were told that the driver of the taxi tried to avoid it.  


"However, he was unable to do that because there was another truck that was travelling together with the minibus."


READ: 14 killed in horror crash


14 people, all believed to have been travelling in the taxi, were killed on the N3 Joburg-bound during last night's heavy downpours. 


Mngomezulu says they're trying to find out where the minibus was coming from. 


"There is one person who survived the crash, she was rushed through to the nearest hospital." 

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