Mother's Day tragedy: tow truck collision ends nine lives

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EMPANGENI - A tow truck rear-ended a bakkie, resulting in nine people perishing in a horrific accident in Empangeni, north of KwaZulu-Natal this morning (Mother's Day). Public Statement by the MEC for Transport and Human Settlements Siboniso Duma reads: On this Mother’s Day, early this morning around 06h47, I received a report from our highly dedicated team from Road Traffic Inspectorate informing me about a horrific accident that claimed the lives of nine people, mostly mothers. Losing a mother is a deeply painful experience that marks the radical change of the family’s life and involves a wide range of sad emotions. According to a preliminary report, this accident, which happened along the N2 Northbound after Mthunzini Toll Plaza, involved a tow truck and a Hyundai H-1 which was transporting 24 members of the Zion Christian Church.  They were travelling to Dukuduku, Umtubatuba.
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GRAPHIC: Pitbull stabbed to death after attacking its owners, injuring four family members

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DURBAN - A family Pitbull was stabbed in the chest after it attacked four members of a family aged between 10 and 76.

Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) received several  frantic calls for immediate assistance from residents from Tottenham Road in Parkgate about. 17:41 on Friday afternoon. 

Reaction Officers and Paramedics converged on the scene and  found four people that had suffered extensive injuries and blood loss after being attacked by a 2.5 year old Pitbull named Patches. Paramedics stabalized and expedited the injured to a local hospital. 

Reaction Officers found Patches on the premise with a stab wound to the chest. The Pitbull was still breathing and immediate assistance was sought from the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) to assist the animal. 

According to witnesses, the family was preparing meals to break fast when the Pitbull attacked the 10 year old child. The father, grandfather and mother attempted to stop the animal and were immediately attacked. The father grabbed a knife and stabbed the animal in the chest. 

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