Twelve die in taxi accident in South Africa

Johannesburg, Mar 31: Twelve people were killed when a minibus taxi overturned on a highway in the Western Cape, SABC radio news reported today.

Five people were seriously injured in the accident, which occurred as members of the same family were taking a corpse to the rural Eastern Cape province for burial, the report said.

South Africa has a notoriously bad road safety record, with accidents often attributed to poor vehicle maintenance, dangerous driving and hazardous road conditions.

Reuters