ONE KILLED, 15 INJURED AS KOMBI OVERTURNS

QINISWENI – One person died and 15 more were injured when a kombi overturned due to a tyre burst yesterday afternoon.

The kombi reportedly overturned after the driver lost control when a tyre burst after negotiating a curve along the Nhlangano/Lavumisa Road, around Tempest, in the precinct of Qinisweni, which is located towards the south of Nhlangano town.

The accident occurred shortly after 4pm, and just moments after the fully loaded kombi left the Nhlangano Bus Rank with 16 passengers headed to Mshololo.

Information gathered was that one of the kombi tyres blew out, sending the vehicle off the road. Thereafter the vehicle rolled several times, before it eventually landed on a ditch nearby.

Some survivors spoke of scrambling out of the wreckage while smelling fuel, while others had to be helped out of the damaged vehicle.
Many suffered serious injuries, while others were treated and discharged from the Nhlangano Health Centre.

Onlookers who witnessed the nasty accident shared their shock.

Explosion

“I was walking next to the road when I heard a loud explosion. Suddenly I saw the kombi rolling for several times, with some passengers being thrown off the vehicle. I think its tyre burst, causing the driver to lose control,” narrated one bystander.

Paramedics reportedly arrived at the scene to find one passenger, a 29-year-old male, already dead.
They tried to ascertain his condition and confirmed he had no pulse.

Reports are that the other 15 passengers sustained injuries, ranging from minor to critical. The victims were whisked to the Nhlangano Health Centre, where they are receiving treatment for their wounds.

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