{"id":45665,"date":"2024-01-08T12:17:12","date_gmt":"2024-01-08T10:17:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/n2-crash-near-humansdorp-claims-two-lives-while-two-others-sustain-severe-injuries-20240108\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T15:37:11","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T13:37:11","slug":"n2-crash-near-humansdorp-claims-two-lives-while-two-others-sustain-severe-injuries-20240108","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/n2-crash-near-humansdorp-claims-two-lives-while-two-others-sustain-severe-injuries-20240108\/","title":{"rendered":"N2 crash near Humansdorp claims two lives while two others sustain severe injuries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two people have lost their lives while two others sustained severe injuries, after two vehicles collided head-on earlier today, January 8, on the N2 road near Humansdorp in the direction of Plettenberg Bay.<\/p>\n<p>According to provincial spokesperson for Department of Transport, Unathi Binqose, the incident occurred at about 07:45 on the N2 at Witteklip Bridge towards Plettenberg Bay.<\/p>\n<p>He said that a Mini Cooper with one male occupant who was travelling from the Humansdorp direction heading to Plettenberg Bay collided with a Hyundai with two men and one woman from Plettenberg Bay heading to Humansdorp.<\/p>\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_a2fc5294\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"accident\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/5123\/f914f5f19e964cf88f79fe05168ca662.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/d8a0afc6b1634110aa0a0b73a36d14dc.jpg\" title=\"The Mini Cooper had one male occupant who was travelling from the Humansdorp direction heading to Plettenberg Bay.\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">The Mini Cooper had one male occupant who was travelling from the Humansdorp direction heading to Plettenberg Bay.<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\">Photo: Supplied<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe male driver and female passenger in the Hyundai died on impact. The injured driver of the Mini Cooper and passenger of the Hyundai sustained severe injuries and was taken to Kareedouw Hospital for medical attention,\u201d said Binqose.<\/p>\n<p>He said that the main cause of the crash is still unknown at this stage.<\/p>\n<p>Binqose said that a case of culpable homicide has been opened at Stormsriver Saps for further investigations.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_6c163f77\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"accident\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/5153\/de848177fdc74a3dade60064f51c3794.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/f7a926d7f91e43a9aff1012ec4d11cf6.jpg\" title=\"The Hyundai had two men and one woman travelling from Plettenberg Bay heading to Humansdorp.\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">The Hyundai had two men and one woman travelling from Plettenberg Bay heading to 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