Times Of Swaziland: 12 LUTSANGO MEMBERS  INJURED IN KOMBI CRASH

12 LUTSANGO MEMBERS  INJURED IN KOMBI CRASH
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BY LINDA JELE on 04/03/2014 04:51:00


MALINDZA – At least 12 members of the Lutsango regiment were injured when a
Quantum they were travelling in overturned after a collision with a truck
yesterday.
The driver of the Quantum Sibusiso Tsabedze said he was ferrying the Lutsango
regiment from Ludzidzini Royal Residence to Hlane Royal Residence yesterday when
the kombi was hit by a mini-truck from behind and it overturned.
The accident occurred at around 3pm at Malindza along the Hhelehhele-Siteki
Road. Tsabedze said while driving during a light drizzle, the vehicle was hit
from behind and he lost control of it and it overturned and landed in a swamp on
the side of the road.
He said he tried everything possible to avoid hitting oncoming traffic and
swerved the vehicle out of the road, but it unfortunately overturned injuring
the women in the process.
The kombi was extensively damaged as a result of the accident. The truck that
was reported to have caused the accident landed in a  ditch on the opposite side
of the road. It was fully loaded with empty crates.
Tsabedze said he was lucky to escape with only knocks on his body when a number
of the regiments were injured. Paramedics from the Emergency Preparedness
Response (EPR) Unit and Fire and Emergency Unit responded quickly to the scene
and ferried the injured to hospital.
The owner of the Quantum, who iden