School children die when taxi ploughs into creche

School children die when taxi ploughs into creche

A taxi transporting school children to schools in Mbali, in Pietermaritzburg, crashed into a creche, claiming the lives of three learners. The accident occurred around 7:30 am on August 11. The taxi veered off the road, ploughed through a fence, and plunged into the creche. The driver claimed that the brakes in his taxi were not functioning, leading to the accident. Earlier reports confirm the three learners who died in the crash were aged betwe…

Officials visit families of children killed in PMB taxi crash

Officials visit families of children killed in PMB taxi crash Janine2 Fri, 09/12/2025 - 16:35 PIETERMARITZBURG - KwaZulu-Natal government leaders and mayors have visited families of the children who died in the crash at Mbali in Pietermaritzburg on Friday.READ: Pietermaritzburg crash death toll rises to fourFriday morning government officials checked in on the injured learners in hospital.A minibus taxi transporting pupils crashed into a crèche.