DocumentOngoingMedia statement

Minister Creecy and Deputy Minister Hlengwa express their condolences following two major road crashes

TransportRef: https://www.transport.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/WC_MP_crash_statement2026.pdf

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Collected on 17 September 2026

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What this means

This is a media statement issued by the National Department of Transport on Monday, 14 September 2026, in which Minister of Transport Barbara Creecy and Deputy Minister Mkhuleko Hlengwa express condolences to the families bereaved by two major road crashes — one on the N1 between Leeu Gamka and Prins Albert in the Western Cape that killed 21 people, and one on the N17 between Ermelo and Davel in Mpumalanga that killed eight. The Ministers directed the RTMC, with local authorities, to investigate the causes (with preliminary reports due within 48 hours) and directed the RAF to urgently make its services available to victims' families and the injured. The statement also sets out recent road-fatality reduction figures and repeats road-safety messages to motorists.

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directed service to crash victims and their familiesOngoing

RAF services to assist families of the victims and those who sustained injuries

Following the two major road crashes, the Minister and Deputy Minister directed the RAF to urgently make its services available to help the families of the people who died and those who were injured. The statement does not say how or where to claim.

Who it is for: families of the victims of the two road crashes and those who sustained injuries
How to act on it: No route is stated in the document; it records that the RAF was directed to make its services available urgently.

The document's recorded date is 2 September 2026. Confirm on the official source.

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Facts

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Western Cape, Mpumalanga

Reference

https://www.transport.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/WC_MP_crash_statement2026.pdf

Key Takeaways

Minister of Transport Barbara Creecy
Deputy Minister Mkhuleko Hlengwa
N1 crash between Leeu Gamka and Prins Albert, Western Cape
21 people killed on the N1 at approximately 00:30
N17 crash between Ermelo and Davel, Mpumalanga
8 people killed on the N17 on Sunday 13 September 2026 at approximately 01:00
RTMC directed to investigate with local authorities
Preliminary reports available in 48 hours
RAF directed to avail services to victims' families and the injured
9% reduction in road fatalities and crashes announced
Road Safety Colloquium on 2 September 2026 at Birchwood Conference Centre
Media contact Collen Msibi, National Spokesperson, 066 476 9015
Barbara Creecy
Mkhuleko Hlengwa
Collen Msibi
RTMC
RAF
Road Traffic Management Corporation
National Department of Transport
MECs of Transport and Community Safety