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Transport MEC to visit N1 accident victims’ family

The Sadie family lost four family members in an accident on the N1 on Sunday, 20 August.

POLOKWANE – MEC for Transport and Community Safety, Nandi Ndalane, will pay a courtesy visit to the Sadie family, in Louis Trichardt, who lost four family members following a horror crash on the N1.

In a statement released by the spokesperson for the department, Joshua Kwapa, it states the MEC will be accompanied by leaders from both the district and local municipality.

Read more: Toddler (4) injured in N1 accident, ‘critical but stable’

Meanwhile, police spokesperson Lt Col Moatshe Ngoepe, on Tuesday, 22 August, released the names of the seven deceased in the accident.

The Sadie family, who were traveling in a Ford Ranger were identified as:

– David Johannes Sadie (62)
– Elsie Helena Johanna Sadie (60)
– Franzille van Biljon Sadie (33)
– Marizelle van Biljon (6)

The deceased from the Toyota Corolla were identified as:
– Flora Maluleke (Chauke), 45-years-old.
* Tintswalo Nkombyame Maluleke (39)
* Glen Nkombyane (25)

The three deceased were from Xikundu village, outside Malamulele.

“The cause of this collision is still unknown but investigations will tell,” Ngoepe concluded.

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