{"id":45852,"date":"2023-12-02T10:02:38","date_gmt":"2023-12-02T08:02:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/two-die-three-sustain-injuries-during-head-on-collision-near-butterworth-20231202\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T08:21:49","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T06:21:49","slug":"two-die-three-sustain-injuries-during-head-on-collision-near-butterworth-20231202","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/two-die-three-sustain-injuries-during-head-on-collision-near-butterworth-20231202\/","title":{"rendered":"Two die, three sustain injuries during head-on collision near Butterworth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Two people have lost their lives while three others sustained injuries in a head-on collision on the N2 road between Butterworth and Dutywa at Tanga location during the early hours of this morning, December 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Provincial traffic spokesperson, Unathi Binqose said that the incident occurred in the early hours 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