Pretoria - Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele has conveyed his condolences to the families of eight people who were killed when a construction vehicle overturned in the Eastern Cape.
The eight were killed when the vehicle veered off a gravel road and overturned in the Nqeleni district on Saturday morning. Seventeen people were also injured in the incident.
"Our condolences go to the families of those killed in the crash and we wish those injured a very speedy recovery," the minister said.
He said the Road Traffic Management Corporation has dispatched an independent team of accident investigation and reconstruction specialists to assist in the investigation of this crash and, through the Road Accident Fund.
The minister said his department would also assist with providing necessary assistance to the affected families.
