UMPHATHISWA WEZOTHUTHO NOKHUSELEKO LOLUNTU uXolile Nqatha uthi ukhathazekile kakhulu ngokusweleka kwabantu abalishumi elinanye (11) kwiingozi ezahlukeneyo ngoLwesibini umhla wamashumi amabini anesibhozo (28) kweyeKhala.
Ingozi yokuqala embi, ibulale abantu abathandathu (6), yenzeke emva kokungqubana kwemoto phakathi kweVolkswagen Polo neRenault ku-N2 kufutshane neMooiplaas, ngaphandle nje kweSixeko saKuGompo. IRenault iye yatsha yangqongqa ngexesha lesisiganeko, nto leyo ebangela ukuba umqhubi—ekukholelwa ukuba ngutitshala kwiSikolo samaBanga aPhantsi saseQumrha—atshe ngendlela engaqondakaliyo. Abane (4) kwabahlanu (5) ababekhwele kwiVolkswagen Polo, kuquka indoda enye kunye nabasetyhini abathathu, nabo basweleke kule ngozi.
Ingozi yesibini, eyabangela ukubhubha kwabantu abathathu (3), yenzeke kwindlela i-N2 kwindawo yaseLucingweni eKwabhaca. ibandakanya ukungqubana kwemoto phakathi kwe-Isuzu LDV kunye nelori edibeneyo. Amadoda amathathu ebekhwele i-Isuzu LDV abhengezwe ukuba abhubhike kwindawo yesiganeko, ngelixa umqhubi welori esindile engenzakalanga.
Ingozi yesithathu ebulale abantu ababini, yenzeke kwindlela i-N2 eKomani kufutshane neBirch Farm ukuya eCathcart. Ibandakanya ilori eneemoto ezibizwa ngokuba yiArticulated (Mercedes-Benz), i-MAN APM Bus kunye neToyota Fortuner SUV. Ezi zithuthi zingqubene ngqo, kwaye ibhasi ye-MAN yangasemva yangqubana nesiseko esingasemva selori ebhalwe yiArticulated Mercedes-Benz, ngelixa iToyota Fortuner SUV yangqubana nekona engasemva ekunene yebhasi ye-MAN. Umqhubi oyindoda kunye nomkhweli weToyota Fortuner SUV bobabini (2) babhengezwe ukuba babhubhile kwindawo yesiganeko ziinkonzo zongxamiseko ngelixa abagibeli abalishumi (10) benzakele kakhulu, ukanti abantu abangamashumi amabini anesibhozo (28) benzakele kancinci, kwaye ababini benzakele kakhulu bonke basiwe kwiSibhedlele saseFrontier kunye neSibhedlele saBucala saseKomani ukuze bahlolwe ngakumbi.
UMphathiswa uNqatha uvakalisa amazwi akhe ovelwano kwiintsapho ezibuhlungu kwaye unqwenela ukuba abakhweli abenzakeleyo baphile ngokukhawuleza. UMphathiswa ukwabongoza abaqhubi beenqwelo-mafutha ukuba baqhube ngononophelo nangokucophelela njengoko uninzi lweendlela zephondo zimanzi ngenxa yemvula enkulu.