RSOE EDIS: South Africa - Vehicle Accident - 2010.02.01

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2010-02-01 08:48:32 - Vehicle Accident - South Africa EDIS CODE: VI-20100201-24756-ZAF Date & Time: 2010-02-01 08:48:32 [UTC] Area: South Africa, State of Limpopo, , Groblersdal Number of death person(s): 12 Damage level: Heavy (Level 3) Not confirmed information! Description: Twelve people were killed and several others injured in an accident involving five vehicles in Groblersdal, a Limpopo traffic official said on Monday. "We are not sure how many were injured because some people had already been removed from the vehicles when police and emergency workers arrived at the scene," said spokesperson Gordon Horn. The accident, which involved two taxis, two bakkies and a truck, happened near the Olive Street bridge at 17:30 on Sunday. Horn said speeding and a short following distance were suspected to have caused the accident. "The driver of one of the vehicles lost control of it and it ended up colliding with another, leading to the five-car pile-up." he said. Posted:2010-02-01 08:48:32 [UTC] Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu