North West Premier Thandi Modise said she was shocked and saddened by an accident that claimed the lives of 15 people near Rustenburg on Sunday.
Another 28 people were injured when a bakkie and bus collided on the R510 between Northem and Rustenburg.
Modise said this was the worst accident the province had experienced in recent years.
It was alleged the driver of an overloaded bakkie tried to overtake three vehicles.
His vehicle, which was carrying 14 passengers, collided head on with an oncoming bus.
The North West public safety department said the 10 men, two women and three children, aged between eight and 12 who were in the bakkie were instantly killed.
The bus driver and his passengers sustained minor injuries.
They were taken to the Moses Kotane Provincial Hospital near Sun City.
"We wish to convey our condolences to the families that lost their loved ones in the crash and wish those injured a speedy recovery,” said Modise. She said road safety remained the responsibility of every motorist.
"One death on our roads is a death too many. Despite leaving many widowed
and orphaned, road accidents put a strain on our health care system, [it] leaves behind untold miseries and many crippled,” said Modise.
She said the provincial government would assist towards the burial of those killed in the crash.
North West Premier shocked by deadly crash
North West Premier Thandi Modise said she was shocked and saddened by an accident that claimed the lives of 15 people near Rustenburg on Sunday.
Another 28 people were injured when a bakkie and bus collided on the R510 between Northem and Rustenburg.
Modise said this was the worst accident the province had experienced in recent years.
It was alleged the driver of an overloaded bakkie tried to overtake three vehicles.
His vehicle, which was carrying 14 passengers, collided head on with an oncoming bus.
The North West public safety department said the 10 men, two women and three children, aged between eight and 12 who were in the bakkie were instantly killed.
The bus driver and his passengers sustained minor injuries.
They were taken to the Moses Kotane Provincial Hospital near Sun City.
"We wish to convey our condolences to the families that lost their loved ones in the crash and wish those injured a speedy recovery,” said Modise. She said road safety remained the responsibility of every motorist.
"One death on our roads is a death too many. Despite leaving many widowed
and orphaned, road accidents put a strain on our health care system, [it] leaves behind untold miseries and many crippled,” said Modise.
She said the provincial government would assist towards the burial of those killed in the crash.
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