Minister Creecy to visit Free State accident victims

Sunday, March 9, 2025

Minister of Transport Barbara Creecy is expected to pay a visit to the two remaining patients who were involved in an accident that claimed the lives of 10 people in the Free State province earlier in the week.

The Minister will visit the patients on Monday at the Pelonomi Hospital.

The crash occurred on Wednesday at approximately 03:00 on the N6, approximately 15km south of Reddersburg towards Smithfield. 

It involved a Mercedes Benz City to City bus carrying 33 passengers and a Volvo Truck-Tractor

“Other crash victims who had been admitted at Pelonomi and Smithfield hospitals have since been discharged,” the Department of Transport said on Sunday. - SAnews.gov.za