At least 11 killed in a crash involving a minibus taxi and a truck in South Africa, officials

A clang involving a minibus taxi and a motortruck killed astatine slightest 11 radical successful South Africa, a section authorities authoritative and exigency services said connected Thursday (January 29, 2026).

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The fatal collision came conscionable implicit a week aft a head-on clang betwixt a minibus taxi and a motortruck killed 14 schoolchildren successful South Africa.

The Thursday's clang happened successful the eastbound KwaZulu-Natal province. Provincial transport section authoritative Siboniso Duma said successful a connection that 11 people, including a child, died astatine the scene, though that was according to preliminary information.

Garrith Jamieson, spokesperson for the backstage paramedic work ALS Paramedics, said 11 were dormant and respective radical were critically injured, including the operator of the minibus, who was trapped successful the wreckage.