Police in Gauteng arrested a fuel tanker driver for culpable homicide following the death of 15 people and injuries of several others in Boksburg on Saturday.
According to Brigadier Brenda Muridili, the police traced and arrested the driver of the tanker at a private hospital, where he had been receiving medical care for minor injuries, on Saturday evening.
Preliminary investigations suggest that the gas tanker got stuck trying to drive through a low bridge and impact resulted in the explosion, police say. The tanker was apparently travelling from Richards Bay to Botswana.