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A Road Crash Involving Multiple Vehicles in South Africa Kills at Least 21 People, Authorities Say
A culpable homicide investigation is underway following a multi-vehicle collision involving two taxis and an SUV that claimed 21 lives and shut down a major highway.
- On Sunday, 21 people died and three others sustained serious injuries when two minibus taxis and an SUV collided on a highway in South Africa's Western Cape province between Leeu-Gamka and Prince Albert.
- Police have opened a culpable homicide investigation into the crash, with the highway remaining closed in both directions between Leeu-Gamka and Prince Albert to facilitate ongoing forensic recovery and scene clearance.
- Western Cape Mobility mobilized Fire & Rescue Central Karoo and Metro EMS Central Karoo, advising motorists to use an alternative route via Prince Albert Road Station along the R407 that adds roughly 200km to journeys.
- Police told AFP that "several other occupants" had been hospitalised, while Forensic Pathology Services continue to clear the scene following the collision at approximately 2130 GMT on Sunday.
- In 2025, 11,485 people were killed in road crashes in South Africa, underscoring authorities' warnings about exercising extreme caution on long-distance routes through remote areas like the Karoo.
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