KwaZulu-Natals transport and human settlements MEC Siboniso Duma says the owners of both the heavy-duty truck and the overloaded taxi which were involved in a crash near Isipingo, south of Durban, on Thursday morning will face the law for a number of traffic violations.
Speaking at the site of the crash which claimed 11 lives and left seven others injured at about 7.30am, Duma said premliminary investigations showed the truck driver allegedly swerved into oncoming traffic.
He said three injured passengers were taken to Inkosi Albert Luthuli hospital, three others to Prince Mshiyeni hospital in Umlazi, and one was taken to eThekwini hospital.
