{"id":236575,"date":"2020-03-11T15:08:09","date_gmt":"2020-03-11T13:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/236575\/watch-three-siblings-among-12-people-killed-r553-golden-highway-collision\/"},"modified":"2020-03-11T17:59:16","modified_gmt":"2020-03-11T15:59:16","slug":"watch-three-siblings-among-12-people-killed-r553-golden-highway-collision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2020\/03\/11\/watch-three-siblings-among-12-people-killed-r553-golden-highway-collision\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Three siblings among 12 people killed on R553 Golden Highway collision"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Public Transport and Roads Infrastructure MEC Jacob Mambolo at Robertsham Primary School expressing his sadness after three siblings (Grade 1, Grade 5 and Grade 6) lost their lives in a horrific accident this Wednesday morning, March 11.<\/p>\n<p>This follows the fatal road crash that has left twelve (12) people dead and nine hospitalised on the R553 Golden Highway.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_189179\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-189179\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-189179 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/southerncourier.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2020\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-03-11-at-9.58.39-AM-800x600.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-189179\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo supplied.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Three children were among the twelve (12) people who unfortunately lost their lives when a light motor vehicle and a minibus taxi collided in the South of Johannesburg and nine people have been admitted to hospitals with injuries.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_189231\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-189231\" style=\"width: 462px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-189231\" src=\"https:\/\/southerncourier.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2020\/03\/Capture-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"414\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-189231\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jacob Mamabolo is the stand-in MEC for Education in the absence of Panyaza Lesufi.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;My heart goes out to the families and loved ones of those who were died in this horrific accident. I would also like to wish those in hospital a speedy recovery,&#8221; said Public Transport and Roads Infrastructure MEC Jacob Mamabolo.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>MEC added that while investigations into the causes of the fatal crash are still ongoing, empirical evidence shows that a majority of incidents are a result of human behavior.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;We are renewing our call to road users to revisit their attitudes towards road safety. The majority of these crashes are as a result of poor road sharing and a total lack of regard for the rules of the road,&#8221; said the MEC.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>WATCH:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MEC Jacob Mamabolo has expressed his concern over the continuing carnage on Gauteng roads.\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/T-04FpWpj8Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;The Department of Roads and Transport would step up its road safety awareness campaign to educate road users on basic principles of being safe on the roads.&#8221; added Mamabolo<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The department has partnered with the taxi industry, motorcyclists and the biking community in its efforts to spread the message of road 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