Just hours after officials rolled out a major Easter road safety campaign, tragedy struck on Mpumalanga’s N4 toll road — one of the routes flagged for extra caution — as a head-on collision between a bakkie and an SUV left six people dead on Thursday afternoon.
The deadly smash, which unfolded near Middelburg, has shocked the province and raised urgent questions about road behavior during the holiday rush.
Emergency teams battled to save lives at the scene, but the impact was devastating.
“This is exactly what we were trying to prevent,” said a shaken transport official.
As the Easter weekend gets into full swing, this grim accident stands as a haunting warning for all road users.
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