Unlicensed truck driver charged after 8 learners die in accident

South African Police Service

Unlicensed truck driver charged after 8 learners die in accident
Unlicensed truck driver charged after 8 learners die in accident

A 26 year old driver of a truck which allegedly hit a tree and overturned at Lobatla-Driefontein intersection over the weekend is expected to appear in the Lehurutshe Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, 23 October 2019 on charges of culpable homicide, reckless and / or negligent driving and driving without driver’s licence.

The incident resulted in the death of eight learners of which six were certified dead on the scene while the other two passed on at hospitals.

The suspect’s court appearance follows his apprehension on Monday, 21 October 2019, after he failed to produce the licence. It came out during investigation that the suspect was a learner driver and that he had at the time of the incident, a learner’s licence.

Investigation into the matter continues.

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SOURCESouth African Police Service