Family injured in car crash needs financial support
Well-known Afrikaans singer Rudi Claase has also reached out to the family.
Northmead resident Jane Wagener is appealing to the public to help cover hospital bills for the Branford family who are in a stable condition in hospital after being involved in a vehicle accident on December 26.
The family of five, who are former residents of Benoni, were involved in a head-on collision along the R514 in the North West after they went to a local filling station.
Two of the family members, the mother and her 12-year-old daughter, are still in hospital receiving medical treatment while three of the family members have been discharged.
According to Wagener, who is related to the family, the 33-year-old mother’s leg had to be amputated as a result of the accident and the daughter is also suffering from severe injuries.
“The family were admitted to a hospital in the North West but due to unsatisfactory treatment we had to transfer them to Sunshine Hospital in Actonville,” she said.
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“The parents are unemployed and unable to pay the medical bills. To assist the family, we have sent out messages to people asking for a donation of R100 to raise funds.
“I also recently held a raffle draw where people who sold tickets stood a chance of winning a five-day holiday to the South Coast after selling 100 tickets. Only one person was eligible and, therefore, won the prize,” she said.
Popular Afrikaans singer Rudi Claase of Rynfield has also reached out to the family by offering two tickets to one of his shows this year as well as an all-expenses-paid lunch with himself.
Classe said they decided to lend a helping hand after they were approached by Wagener to sponsor them for the fund-raising raffle.
“It is very sad for a family to experience such tragedy a day after Christmas. There were children who were involved and they may not always understand why their parents could not pick them up or hold them,” said Classe.
Wagener added that for their second raffle three prizes are up for grabs, a seven-day vacation to Seascape lodge in Margate and the two prizes that have been offered by Classe.
The public is urged to support this worthy cause in order to stand a chance of winning one of these prizes by simply donating R100 to the family’s account.
Capitec account number: 1367230835, Ref name and surname and branch code, 470010. Wagener shared that the account is monitored by an auditor.
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