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Six members of a family including two children killed in a tragic crash in South Africa

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Six members of a family were among ten people killed in a tragic head on collision between two vehicles in South Africa.

The crash occurred along the R34 in Vryheid, northern KwaZulu-Natal, at about 11am, on Tuesday, April 6. 

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.

Six members of a family including two children killed in tragic crash in South Africa

KZN EMS spokesperson, Robert Mckenzie, said six critically injured survivors were treated by paramedics at the scene before being transported to hospital, where three more people succumbed to their injuries.

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The Department of Transport on Thursday, April 8, said the the victims, including two toddlers, were all relatives of the Mhlongo family.

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’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.

See photos of the deceased persons below…

Six members of a family including two children killed in tragic crash in South Africa

                                                          Nsindiso Xulu, 25 

Six members of a family including two children killed in tragic crash in South Africa

                                                            Nsinduzo Xulu, 27 

Six members of a family including two children killed in tragic crash in South Africa

                                  Samukelisiwe Simelane, 23, the family’s nanny

Six members of a family including two children killed in tragic crash in South Africa

                                                            Mlamuli Zungu, 26

Six members of a family including two children killed in tragic crash in South Africa

                                                           Nomvelo Buthelezi, 20 

Six members of a family including two children killed in tragic crash in South Africa

                                                        Nqobani Manyoni, 5 

Six members of a family including two children killed in tragic crash in South Africa

                                                Sinovuyo Sibisi, 3