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By Botho Molosankwe 
11h ago
Three women who were part of a funeral procession were killed when a bakkie they were in capsized on R40 Road near Hazyview in Mpumalanga.
Fourteen others, who were also in the bakkie, were injured and taken to hospital.
Mpumalanga MEC for Community Safety, Security and Liaison, Vusi Shongwe has since called on motorists to obey the rules of the road and drive cautiously after the fatal accident.
According to department spokesman Mmusi Moeti, the accident occurred on the R40 between Hazyview and Marite around 8 a.m. Friday.
The allegations are that the accident may have occurred when the driver of the bakkie lost control of his vehicle.
It went off the road, rolled over, and landed in a ditch.
“Two people were pronounced dead at the scene, while the third died in the hospital.
“It is also believed that people were part of the funeral procession from one of the agricultural areas when the accident occurred.
The cause of the crash is still being investigated, but early indications show that the driver may have lost control before the vehicle overturned, ”Moeti said.
He said the injured people were rushed to Matikeane and Tintswalo hospitals with serious injuries.
Shongwe said more cautiously, driving tragedies like the one that happened were avoidable.
He sent his condolences to the bereaved families and wished the injured a speedy recovery.
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