Carlo Petersen8 November 2024 | 9:24

5 dead, 22 injured in De Doorns crash

Western Cape  mobility department 's Muneera Allie said the crash happened just after midnight.

5 dead, 22 injured in De Doorns crash

FILE: Police tape at a crime scene. Picture: Thomas Holder/Eyewitness News

CAPE TOWN - Five people have died and 22 others have been injured in a crash involving a truck and a minibus on the N1 in De Doorns.  

Western Cape mobility department's Muneera Allie said the crash happened just after midnight.

"Provincial traffic, SAPS [South African Police Service], fire and rescue and EMS personnel promptly attended to the scene. The incident is currently under investigation.

Allie said the road had been fully reopened to traffic by Friday morning.