{"id":47213,"date":"2023-06-04T18:36:52","date_gmt":"2023-06-04T16:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/horrific-accident-between-bus-taxi-claims-multiple-lives-20230604\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T00:38:40","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T22:38:40","slug":"horrific-accident-between-bus-taxi-claims-multiple-lives-20230604","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/horrific-accident-between-bus-taxi-claims-multiple-lives-20230604\/","title":{"rendered":"Horrific accident between bus, taxi claims multiple lives"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>An accident with multiple fatalities happened on the R61 between Flagstaff and Lusikisiki around 13:45 today, 4 June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Unathi Binqose, spokesperson for the Department of Transport in the Eastern Cape, an accident involving a minibus taxi and a long distance bus claimed the lives of 11 people, while 14 others sustained injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDetails of the accident remain sketchy at this stage, but our traffic law enforcement officers are on the scene along with all the rapid response teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe number one priority is to assist and rescue those that are injured in this accident and then recover the bodies of those who have sadly passed on in this accident,\u201d Binqose said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A single decker bus with 18 occupants traveling from Lusikisiki collided with a taxi carrying 16 occupants from Flagstaff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cA total of 11 occupants from the minibus taxi died on the scene \u2013 nine adults and two children. 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