Two people were killed after a taxi driver lost control of his van on the N2 highway early yesterday morning.
The driver then allegedly fled the scene of the accident, where 15 others were injured.
The accident took place on the N2 incoming before Jakes Gerwel Drive in which the taxi lost control and collided with a lamp pole and overturned.
The City of Cape Town’s Executive Director for Safety and Security Richard Bosman said: “At approximately 6.50am, we had a motor vehicle accident where a taxi lost control and collided with a lamp pole.
“At the scene, we had two fatalities, one adult man and one adult woman, and 15 serious injuries.”
Two people were killed after a taxi driver lost control of his van on the N2 highway. Video: Ayanda Ndamane\ African News Agency
Bosman said that those injured were taken to various hospitals, and that the driver of the taxi fled the scene.
Police spokesperson Captain FC Van Wyk said police were alerted to the accident where a taxi carrying passengers knocked into a rail then, as a result, knocked into a pole which resulted in the taxi overturning and rolling.
Van Wyk explains: “This accident resulted in two passengers passing away and 15 unknown injured passengers were transported to different hospitals. No arrests have been made as it’s alleged that the driver fled the scene.
"Cases of culpable homicide, reckless and negligent driving, failure to report an accident have been opened for investigation at
Athlone SAPS.”
Bosman added that there was another accident at the same location where a taxi collided with the rear of a car in the bus lane. One person sustained serious injury, while two others sustained only slight injuries.