Abantu abathandathu balahlekelwe bubomi babo kwaye abanye abalishumi elinesithandathu bonzakele emva kwengozi yemoto ebandakanya iteksi kunye nemoto encinci kwindlela iT30 eNgqeleni, kufutshane neMampondo Cash and Carry kwindawo yolawulo yaseLujecweni, esiya eMthatha.
Ingozi yenzeke ngomhla we-15 kweyoMnga 2025, malunga nentsimbi ye-14:45. Iingxelo zokuqala zibonisa ukuba ezi zithuthi zimbini bezihamba kwicala elichaseneyo phambi kokungquzulana.
Iteksi kuthiwa ibithutha abantu abamalunga ne-18 kwaye ibisiya eNgqeleni, ngelixa imoto encinci, iHyundai, kuthiwa ibithutha abantu abathathu, kuquka abantu abadala ababini kunye nomntwana omnye.
Abantu abathandathu, ekuquka abaqhubi kunye nabakhweli abane, babhengezwe njengabaswelekileyo kwindawo yengozi. Ngenxa yobushushu bomlilo, abanye babo baswelekileyo batshile ngokumasikizi, ngelixa abanye abakhweli befumene ukwenzakala nokutsha.
Abantu abali-16 ababekhwele apho, kuquka abantu abadala nabantwana ababini, bonzakele kule ngozi. Bonke abonzakeleyo bathuthelwe kwiSibhedlele iMthatha General Hospital nakwiSibhedlele iNelson Mandela Academic ukuze bafumane unyango olongezelelekileyo.
Iinkonzo zongxamiseko kunye namapolisa aleqe kwindawo yengozi, kwaye indlela iye yachaphazeleka okwethutyana ngelixa kuqhutywa imisebenzi yokuhlangula kunye nokucoca.
Isizathu sengozi asikaziwa okwangoku kwaye sisaphandwa. Ityala lokubulala ngokungeyomfuneko liza kuvulwa kwiNkonzo yamaPolisa aseMzantsi Afrika yaseNgqeleni ukuze kuphandwe ngakumbi.
Abaqhubi beenqwelo-mafutha bayacelwa ukuba balumke kakhulu, bathobele imithetho yendlela, kwaye baqinisekise ukuba izithuthi zifanelekile ukuba zihambe endleleni, ingakumbi xa zihamba kwiindlela ezixakekileyo zengingqi.
ISebe lezoThutho laseMpuma Koloni lidlulisa amazwi ovelwano kwiintsapho zabangasekhoyo kwaye linqwenela ukuba abo bonzakeleyo baphile ngokukhawuleza.