13 people die in N2 crash

28 July 2009 - 02:00
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AN ACCIDENT near Plettenberg Bay has left 13 people dead.

AN ACCIDENT near Plettenberg Bay has left 13 people dead.

At 5pm on Sunday police spotted an Opel Ascona speeding on the N2 and flagged it down.

The driver sped off on to a dirt road and collided head-on with a Volkswagen Polo. The former burst into flames, burning nine of its 10 occupants to death.

Two men and a woman in the Polo also died. Another woman, who was eight-months pregnant, died on the way to hospital. - Sapa