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Horror crash in Standerton: Driver had fake driver's licence


 The taxi driver involved in a crash near Standerton which killed 11 people has been arrested for having a fake driver's licence.

The Mpumalanga Department of Community Safety says the driver had produced a fake license to traffic and police officers who attended the crash scene.

A kombi and a truck collided head-on on the R23 between Perdekop and Standerton on Friday. Eleven people were declared dead on the scene.

The taxi driver is facing a charge of falsifying a driver's licence and driving a vehicle without a licence.

Police are also investigating a case of culpable homicide.