Times Of Swaziland: TWO KILLED IN KOMBI, CAR HEAD-ON COLLISION

TWO KILLED IN KOMBI, CAR HEAD-ON COLLISION
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BY NONDUMISO MTSETFWA on 27/04/2017 09:33:00


MANZINI – Two people lost their lives in a head-on collision that took place
along Hhelehhele Road yesterday morning.
The horrific accident involved a kombi that was destined for Mozambique carrying
14 passengers excluding the driver, and a sedan believed to be an Astra with
three passengers. The car was driven by a female, heading in the Manzini
direction.
According to an eyewitness account, the kombi was headed towards Hhelehele and
there were no other cars in close proximity. However, it has not been
established what could have disturbed the female driver who reportedly veered
into the kombi’s lane, hitting it before the sedan overturned.
The accident happened at around 8am, causing temporary stall traffic for almost
an hour.
The driver of the kombi, 40-year- old Fransisco Macheven, was treated and
discharged along with the kombi passengers.
He is originally from Matola in Mozambique and was only in the country to work.
He said his kombi left Manzini Bus Rank at 7:30am.
He alleged that neither he nor the other driver were overtaking as each vehicle
was on its rightful lane, but that the female driver suddenly drove straight
towards him, killing two of her passengers. Paramedics were found giving first
aid to the injured kombi passengers, while two tow trucks removed the vehicles
from the accident scene.
The two who died were passengers in the Astra and their names could not be
ascertained at the time of compiling this report.
However, police were only able to confirm that the deceased were a female aged
33 from Siteki and a male estimated to be around 42 also from Siteki.