Seven people killed in Modimolle multiple-vehicle crash Updated
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Seven people have died and one was seriously injured in a multiple-vehicle crash on the N1 near Modimolle on Friday night.
According to the provincial the Department of Transport and Community Safety s Mike Maringa, preliminary investigations cite mechanical problems as a possible cause of the accident. A trailer allegedly broke from a bakkie and was hit at the rear end by the trailing Hyndai Sedan, said Maringa .
Two other vehicles, including an Isuzu Bakkie that was pulling a trailer, collided with a Reanult sedan. Four occupants in the sedan were killed instantly and two passengers from the bakkie were also certified dead on the scene, said Maringa .