Inhlekelele Yephasika: Kushone Abane Ezingozini Zamatekisi E-Mpumalanga
KWA-MBOMBELA, EMPUMALANGA— Isikhathi obekumele kube ngengezenzo zokuhambela imindeni nokubungaza iPhasika sijike saba mnyama esifundazweni saseMpumalanga.
Lokhu kulandela izingozi zamatekisi ezimbili ezahlukene ezenzeke ngoMsombuluko, ezidle imiphefumulo yabantu abane. Lezi zigameko eziyisihlava zenzeke kusele amahora amancane nje kuhlanganiswe, okuyinto efake ifu elimnyama esifundazweni naphezu kwemizamo eqinile yokuphepha emigwaqweni.
Iziphathimandla zoMnyango wezoPhepha koMphakathi, ezokuVikeleka nokuXhumana eMpumalanga ziqinisekisile ukuthi lezi zingozi zenzeke emigwaqweni emibili emikhulu: u-N2 phakathi kwase-mKhondo nase-Ermelo, kanye no-R568 eduze naseKwaMhlanga.
Ingozi yokuqala, okuyiyona edle imiphefumulo eminingi, yenzeke ngezithuba zabo-11:00 ekuseni ku-N2, amakhilomitha angaba yisishiyagalombili ngaphandle kwase-mKhondo. Ithekisi lohlobo lwe-minibus lishayisane ubuso nobuso nemoto encane yohlobo lwe-sedan, okuchazwe njengokungqubuzana okunamandla kakhulu.
Abantu abathathu, bonke obekungabagibeli bethekisi, bashonele khona lapho. Abanye abagibeli abahlanu balimele kancane kanti bathola usizo lwezempilo ezikhungweni eziseduze.
Nakuba uphenyo lusaqhubeka, kunezinsolo zokuthi ukudlula ezinye izimoto ngendlela eyingozi kube negalelo kule ngozi, edale ukuba umgwaqo u-N2 uvalwe okwesikhashana.
Kusasele lona lelo qhuzu, ngezithuba zabo-9:40 ekuseni, kwenzeke enye ingozi emgwaqweni u-R568 eduze nebhuloho iKameelpoort, phakathi kwaseVaalbank naseKwaMhlanga.
Kulesi sigameko, ithekisi le-Toyota Quantum ebelisuka eZebediela eLimpopo libheke ePitoli liphulukwe umshayeli lajika lazigingqa kaningana ngaphambi kokuba lime, kwathi abanye abagibeli bavingceka phakathi. Omunye umuntu ushonile kule ngozi, kwathi abahlanu balimala kabi kakhulu. Abanye abagibeli abayishumi baphume nemihuzuko emincane.
Following the incidents, uMEC wezoPhepha koMphakathi, ezokuVikeleka nokuXhumana, uJackie Macie, udlulise amazwi enduduzo emindenini yalabo abashonile, wafisela nalabo abalimele ukululama okusheshayo. UMEC uphinde wazwakalisa ukukhathazeka okukhulu ngokukhathala kwabashayeli, ikakhulukazi ngezikhathi zohambo lwamabanga amade njengalolu lwePhasika.
Umgwaqo u-R568, ovame ukusetshenziswa njengendlela enqamulelayo ukubalekela umgwaqo omkhulu waseMoloto, waziwa ngokuba nethrafikhi eningi yamatekisi nezimoto ezisindayo, okwenza ube yindawo egadwe kakhulu ngezokuphepha.
