Times Of Swaziland: LUCKY ESCAPE AS LOADED QUANTUM, 3 OTHER VEHICLES IN CRASH

LUCKY ESCAPE AS LOADED QUANTUM, 3 OTHER VEHICLES IN CRASH
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BY SIBUSISO ZWANE on 11/09/2018 03:41:00


MANZINI – Yet another fully loaded Toyota Quantum has been involved in a near
fatal accident, which saw over 15 people rushed to hospital.
The accident took place by the off-ramp at Nazarene traffic lights at about 3pm
yesterday. Besides the Toyota Quantum, the accident involved two trucks and
Honda CR-V.
Information gathered from eyewitnesses was that the a horse and trailer truck
was in front of the three other vehicles and was already approaching the
intersection joining the main road from Nazarene traffic lights towards Mavuso
Trade and Exhibition Centre.
They said the Toyota Quantum kombi was coming from the drop-off zone while the
Honda was following the horse and trailer truck. Since the Honda was following
the horse and trailer truck, the witnesses alleged that the Toyota Quantum
stopped to give way to it.
“However, a tipper truck, which was loaded with quarry stones, knocked the
Toyota Quantum from behind. In the process the kombi smashed into the Honda and
both vehicles hit the truck’s trailer,” the witnesses said.
Meanwhile, the sources said in a bid to avoid what could have been a nasty
accident, the driver of the tipper truck tried to sway it to the other direction
and it landed in the middle of the main road to Nazarene traffic lights. The
sources said luckily there were no cars on the main road as the traffic lights
had just turned green for vehicles moving from Mavuso to the traffic lights
direction.
The witnesses said all the passengers, including the driver and conducor who
were in the Toyota Quantum, were rushed Raleigh Fitkin Memorial (RFM) Hospital
together with the driver of the Honda CR-V.  According to witnesses, one of the
quantum passengers fractured a leg while another sustained minor injuries.
Manzini Police Station In-charge Traffic, Assistant Superintendent Siboniso
Shongwe, who was found at the scene, confirmed the accident. He said four
vehicles were involved and a number of people were rushed to hospital with
serious and minor injuries.
On the same note, Chief Police Information and Communications Officer
Superintendent Phindile Vilakati also confirmed the accident. She said he police
were still collecting information regarding the number of people who were
injured. However, she confirmed that there were 15 people aboard the Toyota
Quantum and they included the driver and the conductor.
It is worth noting that the accident took place exactly where two police
officers were killed after a government water tanker truck, which they were
travelling with presumably went out of control and plunged into a ditch. This
accident took place on October 30, 2017.