{"id":19637,"date":"2021-04-10T03:01:27","date_gmt":"2021-04-10T02:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=19637"},"modified":"2021-04-21T13:01:47","modified_gmt":"2021-04-21T12:01:47","slug":"tragedy-as-six-members-of-a-family-including-two-children-lost-their-lives-in-fatal-accident-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/04\/10\/tragedy-as-six-members-of-a-family-including-two-children-lost-their-lives-in-fatal-accident-in-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Tragedy as six members of a family lost their lives in fatal accident in South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Six members of a family were among ten people killed in a tragic head on collision between two vehicles in northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/03\/16\/photos-tragedy-as-seven-including-pupils-lost-their-lives-in-fatal-accident-along-calabar-itu-highway\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">accident<\/a> was reportedly said to have occurred along the R34 in Vryheid, northern KwaZulu-Natal, at about 11am, on Tuesday, April 6.<\/p>\n<p>The Ford Ranger, carrying six occupants, collided head-on with a Mazda 3 which was carrying seven occupants, claiming the lives of seven people at the scene of the accident.<\/p>\n<p>KZN EMS spokesperson, Robert Mckenzie, said six critically injured <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/02\/21\/breaking-several-feared-dead-as-military-aircraft-crashes-in-abuja\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">survivors<\/a> were treated by paramedics at the scene before being transported to hospital, where three more people died due to the injuries sustained in the crash.<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Transport on Thursday, April 8, said the the victims, including two toddlers, were all relatives of the Mhlongo family.<\/p>\n<p>Siduduzo Xulu, 27, Nsindiso Xulu, 25, Nomvelo Buthelezi, 20, Mlamuli Zungu, 26, Nqobani Manyoni, 5, Sinovuyo Sibisi, 3, and 23-year-old Samukelisiwe Simelane, the family&#8217;s nanny, died when the driver of the Mazda 3 they were travelling in allegedly failed to stop at a stop street before colliding head-on with a Ford Ranger.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19641\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19641\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/04\/kunlenet07\/2021\/04\/10\/1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/04\/kunlenet07\/2021\/04\/10\/1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/04\/kunlenet07\/2021\/04\/10\/1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19641\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nsindiso Xulu, 25<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19642\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19642\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/04\/kunlenet07\/2021\/04\/10\/2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/04\/kunlenet07\/2021\/04\/10\/2.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/04\/kunlenet07\/2021\/04\/10\/2-169x300.jpg 169w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19642\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nsinduzo Xulu, 27<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19643\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19643\" style=\"width: 201px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19643\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/04\/kunlenet07\/2021\/04\/10\/3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/04\/kunlenet07\/2021\/04\/10\/3.jpg 201w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/04\/kunlenet07\/2021\/04\/10\/3-151x300.jpg 151w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19643\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Samukelisiwe Simelane, 23, the family&#8217;s nanny<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19644\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19644\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19644\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/04\/kunlenet07\/2021\/04\/10\/4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" 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