Drunk driver kills five runners in S Africa

Terribly sad news I have just read on MSN.

An allegedly drunk driver has killed five athletes training for a marathon in South Africa

South Africa's transport minister has called for murder charges against an allegedly drunk driver accused of killing five runners who were training for a marathon.

A sixth runner preparing for next month's Soweto Marathon was badly injured in Saturday's accident in Johannesburg.

In a statement, Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele said: "Following allegations that the driver of the vehicle was drunk, the driver should be charged with murder."

Gideon Sam, head of South Africa's Olympic committee, says South African sport "is rocked by these tragic deaths".

Earlier this year, the Olympics committee noted in a statement, South Africa's leading road cyclist, Carla Swart, died after being hit by a truck while she was training.

RIP so sad to hear the news.

Training here in NE Brasil I am seriously hampered by the bad roads, sun and n street lightning. If I have not finished my run by 09.00 I am in serious danger of getting sun burnt and the only safe window in the afternoon is between 16.30 and 18.00 after that it is too dark and dangerous, the street lights are very poor if any at all.

This part of Brasil for sure has a bully boy attitude nobody follows the highway code lorry drivers think they are king of the road and so it goes on down to the cyclist turning and expecting pedestrians to halt even though they have the right of way. Add the animals wondering all over the road, I kid you not, horses, donkeys, cattle, pigs, the odd goat or sheep and chickens I have often said there is a computer game just waiting to be created on getting from A to B in Piaui.