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CREECY HLENGWA EXPRESS CONDOLENCES July2026

Urban Transport FundRef: https://www.transport.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/CREECY_HLENGWA_EXPRESS_CONDOLENCES_July2026.pdf

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Source domain: transport.gov.za

Collected on 7 July 2026

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What this means

This document is a government media statement issued by the National Department of Transport on Thursday, 2 July 2026. It records condolences from the Minister of Transport, Ms. Barbara Creecy, and the Transport Deputy Minister, Mr. Mkhuleko Hlengwa, following a fatal bus crash on the N1 at Gulfstream Garage in the Western Cape. The statement says 16 people died and 20 were injured, with injured persons taken to Worcester Hospital and 43 occupants refusing medical treatment; it directs the RAF to provide support and the RTMC to investigate the crash, with a preliminary report expected within 48 hours after the RTMC begins its investigation.

Facts

Places

Western Cape, City of Cape Town, Eastern Cape

Reference

https://www.transport.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/CREECY_HLENGWA_EXPRESS_CONDOLENCES_July2026.pdf

Key Takeaways

  • National Department of Transport media statement
  • Date: Thursday, 2 July 2026
  • Minister: Ms. Barbara Creecy
  • Deputy Minister: Mr. Mkhuleko Hlengwa
  • Incident: fatal bus road crash
  • Location: N1 at Gulfstream Garage, Western Cape
  • Time: early hours of Thursday 2 July 2026
  • Route: Cape Town to Idutywa, Eastern Cape
  • Passengers: 78 (including children)
  • Fatalities: 16
  • Injured: 20 occupants
  • Hospital: Worcester Hospital
  • Refused treatment: 43 occupants
  • Directives: RAF to assist bereaved families and injured
  • Directives: RTMC to investigate with local authorities
  • Preliminary investigation report expected within 48 hours after RTMC begins
  • Media contact: Collen Msibi, National Spokesperson, 066 476 9015
  • National Department of Transport
  • Ms. Barbara Creecy
  • Mr. Mkhuleko Hlengwa
  • RAF (Road Accident Fund)
  • RTMC (Road Traffic Management Corporation)
  • Worcester Hospital
  • Collen Msibi

Dates

Closing Date

2 July 2026