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Pietermariitzburg - A man seriously injured in a 2006 Roadlink bus crash in kwaZulu-Natal has won compensation through the High Court in Pietermaritzburg.
Judge Achmat Jappie ordered Roadlink to pay Noksigabo Shezi R100 000 before July 7 and R100 000 in August.
Shezi had claimed more than R2-million for medical expenses, loss of earnings, future loss of earnings and other expenses.
12 KILLED
Shezi suffered broken limbs, a dislocated spine and brain trauma in the crash and said he could no longer assist his mother, a herbalist in Johannesburg.
Counsel for Shezi said the accident was caused by driver fatigue but Roadlink claimed the crash was caused by a tyre blowout.
Twelve people were killed in the crash and 30 sustained serious injuries.
The bus was travelling to Durban from Johannesburg.
Judge Achmat Jappie ordered Roadlink to pay Noksigabo Shezi R100 000 before July 7 and R100 000 in August.
Shezi had claimed more than R2-million for medical expenses, loss of earnings, future loss of earnings and other expenses.
12 KILLED
Shezi suffered broken limbs, a dislocated spine and brain trauma in the crash and said he could no longer assist his mother, a herbalist in Johannesburg.
Counsel for Shezi said the accident was caused by driver fatigue but Roadlink claimed the crash was caused by a tyre blowout.
Twelve people were killed in the crash and 30 sustained serious injuries.
The bus was travelling to Durban from Johannesburg.
