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One of the deceased, Mr Billy Netshituni.

Four people die in vehicle accident near Tshirolwe

 

Four passengers travelling in Nzhelele in a sedan were killed at Tshirolwe in the early hours of Sunday morning.

According to a preliminary report, it is alleged that the driver lost control and the vehicle overturned several times. One passenger sustained seriously injuries, while four died at the scene of the accident. The injured passenger was rushed to the Siloam Hospital.

Rescue workers had to use the "jaws of life" to free the bodies of the victims trapped inside the wreck of the BMW. According to a spokesperson of the Mphephu SAPS, W/O Lazarus Netshidzati, a case of culpable homicide was opened to determine the cause of the accident. The deceased were identified as Takalani Mulaudzi (54), Shandukani Managa (21), Billy Netshituni (25) and Khuthadzo Mathanuwa - all from Tshituni tsha Thembaluvhilo.

King Toni-Mphephu Ramabulana expressed his condolences to the families of the victims and said they would be sorely missed. He added that the community members around the Nzhelele area were deeply touched by the horror of the accident, especially as the victims were still young. "The family members of the victims need our support in hard times like these and we hope accidents of this nature, which can be prevented, will never again take place on our roads," he said.

"This is terrible and heartbreaking," said the mayor of the Makhado municipality, Cllr David Mutavhaytsindi. "We need to do something about the disastrous accidents taking place on our municipal roads," he added. Mutavhatsindi said that drivers need to take all precautionary measures on the roads all the time.

Cllr John Mamafha also expressedhis shock and said that it was a huge loss to the community at large. "It is very painful to lose people like this," he said.

The MEC for Roads, Safety and Liaison, Ms Mapula Mokaba, has expressed shock over the accident. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the deceased during this time of grief, and we wish a speedy recovery to the injured ones. The department shares their heartache and is saddened that so many lives continue to be lost on South African roads, which not only impacts negatively on their families but on the province and the country in general,’’ said Mokaba.

The funerals will be held on Saturday and the each familly will have its own service start at 06:00 tommorow (Saturday) and the victims will be buried in different graveyards.

Deceased: Mr Shandukani Managa.

 

Date:06 May 2016

By: Kaizer Nengovhela

Kaizer Nengovhela started writing stories for Limpopo Mirror in 2000. Prior to that he had a five year stint at Phala-Phala FM as sports presenter. In 2005 Kaizer received an award from the province's premier as Best Sports Presenter. The same year he was also nominated as Best Sports Reporter by the Makhado Municipality. Kaizer was awarded the Mathatha Tsedu award in 2014.

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