{"id":24098,"date":"2026-09-14T11:12:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T11:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=24098"},"modified":"2026-09-14T11:12:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T11:12:08","slug":"south-africa-road-crash-kills-at-least-21-leaves-four-seriously-injured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=24098","title":{"rendered":"South Africa road crash kills at least 21, leaves four seriously injured"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134236928,imgsize-77621,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/representative-image.jpg\" alt=\"South Africa road crash kills at least 21, leaves four seriously injured\" title=\"The crash involved two minibus taxis and another vehicle.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"The crash involved two minibus taxis and another vehicle.\">The crash involved two minibus taxis and another vehicle.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>At least 21 people were killed and four others seriously injured in a multi-vehicle crash in South Africa\u2019s Western Cape province on Sunday night, authorities said Monday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"1\"\/>The crash involved two minibus taxis and an SUV on the N1 highway between the towns of Prince Albert and Leeu-Gamka, around 380 kilometres east of Cape Town, the Road Traffic Management Corporation said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>According to the Western Cape Mobility department, the accident began when the two minibus taxis collided head-on. The SUV then crashed into the wreckage.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>The crash occurred at around 11.30pm, said Muneera Allie, spokesperson for Western Cape Mobility. Three victims were taken to a hospital but were declared dead on arrival, police said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>The traffic agency warned that the death toll \u201cmay change as emergency services and authorities in the Western Cape continue their assessment of the scene.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>Minibus taxis are the main mode of public transport for millions of people in South Africa and are frequently involved in fatal road accidents, the Associated Press reported.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>Two separate minibus taxi crashes in January killed at least 25 people, including 14 children.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/rest-of-world\/south-africa-road-crash-kills-at-least-21-leaves-four-seriously-injured\/articleshow\/134236791.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The crash involved two minibus taxis and another vehicle. At least 21 people were killed and four others seriously injured in a multi-vehicle crash in South Africa\u2019s Western Cape province on Sunday night, authorities said Monday.The crash involved two minibus taxis and an SUV on the N1 highway between the towns of Prince Albert and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24065,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24098","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-31"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789379940_representative-image.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789379940_representative-image.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789379940_representative-image.jpg","large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789379940_representative-image.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789379940_representative-image.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789379940_representative-image.jpg","blogsy-small":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789379940_representative-image.jpg","blogsy-small-tall":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789379940_representative-image.jpg","blogsy-small-square":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789379940_representative-image.jpg","blogsy-small-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789379940_representative-image.jpg","blogsy-medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789379940_representative-image.jpg","blogsy-medium-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789379940_representative-image.jpg","blogsy-large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789379940_representative-image.jpg","blogsy-wide":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789379940_representative-image.jpg"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8709732a479614e7a8aa24d3eb1b239f30dc6d90c61464ed495001e7a469d856?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":"0","magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"The crash involved two minibus taxis and another vehicle. 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