Bus and taxi crash in Kariega claims 7 lives

Seven people have lost their lives and multiple others sustained injuries in a crash involving a bus and taxi in Kariega in the Eastern Cape this Monday morning (04 May 2026).

The incident occurred when a fully loaded minibus taxi, transporting workers from KwaNobuhle to Kariega, allegedly made a U-turn in front of an oncoming bus, which had only the driver on board.

The bus collided with the passenger side of the taxi.

A total of eighteen people were attended to by emergency services on the scene, of whom two had sustained serious injuries.

Eastern Cape Department of Transport Spokesperson Unathi Binqose has more.

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