NKOMAZI – Zipho Nsingwane was killed instantly and Musa Khoza and Christian Dlamini were in a serious but stable condition.
According to police spokesman
Col Leonard Hlathi, the three children attended Majembeni Primary School. “The incident happened during break when the children went to drink water from the JoJo tank.” He said Zipho died immediately, but Musa and Christian were seriously injured and rushed to the nearest hospital. He confirmed that they were in a stable condition.
The police are investigating how the tank could have fallen over.
Spokesman for the Mpumalanga Department of Education, Mr Jasper Zwane, said the department was shocked to learn of Zipho's passing and the injuries to the two other pupils. He said it was also looking into the circumstances which led to this incident.
“Officials from both the wellness and psychology services of the department have been deployed to the school to render counselling to the learners and the affected families.”
Zwane conveyed the department's deepest condolences to the bereaved family.
