A gas tanker crash at the OR Tambo Memorial Hospital on December 24, 2022, has left 18 people dead – among them eight nursing staff, a hospital driver and patients at the emergency unit.
The 32-year-old driver of the tanker, which was transporting gas from Richards Bay to Botswana, was arrested and will appear in court on December 28, 2022, on multiple counts of culpable homicide, negligent causing of an explosion resulting in death, and malicious damage to property.
Several people are also being treated for third-degree burns.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has sent his condolences to the families who lost loved ones.
Source: ALLAFRICA
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