Watch: Both truckers killed in R72 head-on crash near Port Alfred

Two truck drivers tragically lost their lives when their vehicles collided head-on near the Birha bridge on the R72 on Thursday, 8 December.

Eastern Cape Department of Transport spokesperson Unathi Binqose said the accident occurred on the R72 outside Port Alfred around 05h45.

Binqose said a bakery truck with two occupants coming from East London collided with an articulated container truck with one occupant, the driver, coming from Gqeberha via Port Alfred.

Unfortunately, both drivers were declared dead on the scene and the bakery truck’s other occupant was rushed to hospital.

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The exact cause of the crash is not known yet.

A case of culpable homicide had been opened for investigation, Binqose said. Watch the video of the crash scene here.