Three people were killed when this vehicle overturned due to a puncture. Photo: Traffic police services within Limpopo
POLOKWANE – According to the Moremi Matome, spokesperson for the department of transport, the accident occurred when the driver of a Hino truck lost control following a puncture.
“The vehicle overturned killing three women (ages 30, 40 and 60-years-old) and left 12 other passengers seriously injured. Two other passengers were slightly injured,” he said.
Matome also confirmed that the injured passengers were all taken to Pietersburg Provincial Hospital for treatment.
Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon." – Tom Stoppard
