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The driver of the truck that collided with a bakkie on the N2 in the uPhongolo Municipality in northern KwaZulu-Natal two weeks ago, killing 20 people, has abandoned his bail application.

He’s facing 20 charges of culpable homicide.The court heard that after the crash Siyaya fled the scene and only handed himself over to police the next day after investigations by police had started.Last week, Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula presented the findings of the accident report.

It found Siyaya negligent, and he drove for about a kilometre towards oncoming traffic before colliding with the bakkie.‘’The driver recklessly overtook vehicles and drove on an oncoming lane for approximately 1.2 kilometres. These vehicles had to swerve out of the way of the approaching truck. The driver never made any attempt to return to his correct lane but continued driving facing oncoming traffic.

VIDEO: Minister of Transport Fikile Mbalula releases the accident report of the uPhongolo road crash:

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All of sudden noone is commenting about this because the driver is apparently a local guy and all the outrage just disappeared just like that

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