{"id":39884,"date":"2025-09-29T18:08:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T16:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/accidents\/premier-dr-phophi-ramathuba-has-expressed-profound-shock-and-sorrow-in-the-wake-of-a-tragic-accident-that-occurred-on-the-r81-in-ga-sekgopo\/"},"modified":"2025-09-29T18:08:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T16:08:14","slug":"premier-dr-phophi-ramathuba-has-expressed-profound-shock-and-sorrow-in-the-wake-of-a-tragic-accident-that-occurred-on-the-r81-in-ga-sekgopo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/accidents\/premier-dr-phophi-ramathuba-has-expressed-profound-shock-and-sorrow-in-the-wake-of-a-tragic-accident-that-occurred-on-the-r81-in-ga-sekgopo\/","title":{"rendered":"Premier Dr Phophi Ramathuba has expressed profound shock and sorrow in the wake of a tragic accident that occurred on the R81 in Ga-Sekgopo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Premier Dr Phophi Ramathuba has expressed profound shock and sorrow in the wake of a tragic accident that occurred on the R81 in Ga-Sekgopo on Sunday afternoon, involving a minibus taxi and two heavy motor vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>The relevant authorities are still investigating the cause of the accident.<\/p>\n<p>Preliminary reports indicate that 12 people lost their lives in this devastating incident, with many families now facing the unimaginable grief of losing their loved ones.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;The news of this tragic accident is deeply touching, particularly when we consider the mothers and families affected by this loss. The provincial government stands in solidarity with the families during this difficult time and we are committed to providing them with the necessary support,&rdquo; stated Premier Dr Ramathuba.<\/p>\n<p>Limpopo Emergency Medical Services and rescue teams are currently on the scene, working diligently to manage the aftermath of the incident.<\/p>\n<p>The Premier is scheduled to meet with the grieving&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arrivealive.co.za\/news.aspx?s=1&#038;i=74746&#038;page=premier-dr-phophi-ramathuba-has-expressed-profound-shock-and-sorrow-in-the-wake-of-a-tragic-accident-that-occurred-on-the-r81-in-ga-sekgopo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more on Arrive Alive <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Premier Dr Phophi Ramathuba has expressed profound shock and sorrow in the wake of a tragic accident that occurred on the R81 in Ga-Sekgopo on Sunday afternoon, involving a minibus taxi and two heavy motor vehicles. The relevant authorities are still investigating the cause of the accident. Preliminary reports indicate that 12 people lost their [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":39885,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.arrivealive.co.za\/\/ckfinder\/userfiles\/images\/555582704_1288646149969825_7713745694626008150_n.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2149],"tags":[339,1888,1327],"class_list":["post-39884","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-accidents","tag-limpopo","tag-taxi","tag-taxi-accident"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.arrivealive.co.za\/\/ckfinder\/userfiles\/images\/555582704_1288646149969825_7713745694626008150_n.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39884","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39884"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39884\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39885"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39884"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39884"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}