Police in Hlogotlou outside Groblersdal have opened a case of Culpable Homicide after five pupils aged between 15 and 18 were killed in a motor vehicle accident that occurred on Tuesday 5 November 2019, at about 14:00. The accident happened along the R574 road between Groblersdal and Mpudulle.
The driver of a Nissan NP200 bakkie apparently lost control of the vehicle when approaching Matrompi bridge along the said road and it rolled several times, instantly killing the five learners and critically injuring the driver and his crew. The injured were taken to hospital.
The deceased, all female learners from Mashego Secondary School in Monsterlus, were allegedly hitchhiking next to a local filling station and were given a lift by the driver of the said vehicle. They were coming from school to their respective homes at Sephaku and Kgaphamadi villages.
They were identified as follows:
Beauty Motsweni from Sephaku
Pearl Rakgalakane from Sephaku
Lucy Monareng from Kgaphamadi
Chantel Monareng from Kgaphamadi
Karabo Mogoaneng from Kgaphamadi.
Police investigations are continuing.
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