Survivor of horror Newlands East crash remains in ICU
The teenage survivor of this week's horror crash in Newlands East, north of Durban remains in intensive care, but the Education MEC says she is showing signs of improvement.
Three other schoolgirls were killed after a taxi smashed into them while they were on their way to school on Wednesday morning.
"We had hoped to visit her, but we have been advised that she is in the ICU. The reports that we have received are that she is improving. We hope that she will pull through and come back to school," said Dlungwana.
The MEC says the girls' teachers are struggling in the wake of the tragedy.
32-year-old taxi driver, Siboniso Zwane appeared in the Ntuzuma Magistrate's Court yesterday on three counts of culpable homicide and one count of reckless and negligent driving.
He is set to apply for bail next week.
Following the crash, eThekwini municipal spokesperson, Msawakhe Mayisela says they will look into installing speed humps at the intersection where the crash occurred.
"We are calling on motorists to please obey the rules of the road. As the city, we will have to investigate if it would be possible for us to put speed humps over and above the set of robots that are [already there]," he said.
"We will do everything possible to ensure we put mechanisms in place that will help reduce the number of such accidents."
MEC Mthandeni Dlungwana visited Newlands East Secondary School, which the girls attended, and then met with their families today.
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He says he was hoping to visit the injured scholar in hospital as well, but doing so was not possible at this stage."We had hoped to visit her, but we have been advised that she is in the ICU. The reports that we have received are that she is improving. We hope that she will pull through and come back to school," said Dlungwana.
The MEC says the girls' teachers are struggling in the wake of the tragedy.
"Even the teachers are heavily affected. You will understand that once a learner comes into a school, teachers automatically become attached. Teachers become the second set of parents for our children."
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Meanwhile, the three girls who died have been identified as 14-year-olds Ayanda Mtshali and Thima Ngiba and 13-year-old Luyanda Ngubane.32-year-old taxi driver, Siboniso Zwane appeared in the Ntuzuma Magistrate's Court yesterday on three counts of culpable homicide and one count of reckless and negligent driving.
He is set to apply for bail next week.
Following the crash, eThekwini municipal spokesperson, Msawakhe Mayisela says they will look into installing speed humps at the intersection where the crash occurred.
"We are calling on motorists to please obey the rules of the road. As the city, we will have to investigate if it would be possible for us to put speed humps over and above the set of robots that are [already there]," he said.
"We will do everything possible to ensure we put mechanisms in place that will help reduce the number of such accidents."