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A 47-year-old truck driver has been arrested following a crash that claimed the lives of 13 people on the N1 near the Verkeerdevlei Toll Plaza in the Free State on Monday.

[File Image] : An accident warning sing placed on the road

The deadly crash on the N1 between Winburg and Verkeerdevlei happened when a truck collided with a minibus taxi carrying 16 people. Thirteen people, including the taxi driver, died on the scene. The survivors, all of them minors, have been taken to the Pelonomi Hospital in Bloemfontein. The taxi was travelling from Johannesburg to Sterkspruit.

Free State Police, Roads and Transport spokesperson Hillary Mophethe, says the crash happened a day before the launch of the provincialHillary Mopthethe says, ”The driver of the taxi is amongst the 13 people who died and the driver of the truck is alive a case of culpable homicide has been opened and we would love to send a message to all road users out there that they please respect the rules of the road.

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Ten die in N1 crash in the Free State - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.Ten people were killed in a crash involving a truck and a taxi on the N1 road, 20 kilometres before Verkeerdevlei Toll Plaza towards Winburg, in the Free State on Monday morning.
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