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#EasterTraffic – 3 more people die on Limpopo’s roads

This brings the total number of lives lost to 17, a number which the Department of Transport says is still to be confirmed.

LIMPOPO – Two people, including an infant, were killed on the R101, near the Eleweni Farm in Mookgophong on Monday afternoon.

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According to the spokesperson for the department of transport and safety in Limpopo, Matome Moremi-Taueatsoala, the tyre of a Nissan mini bus burst, causing it to sideswipe with an on-coming VW Sedan. This caused the mini bus to overturn.

“Three people were seriously injured while six people sustained critical injuries and five other people were slightly injured. They were taken to the Mahwelereng and Voortrekker Hospitals for medical treatment,” he explained.

In the second accident, one person was killed on the N1-28 near Pepperboom.

Moremi-Taueatsoala says the driver of an Opel Corsa sedan lost control of the vehicle and overturned, killing a 30-year-old passenger.

“Four other people were slightly injured and were taken to the Pietersburg Hospital for treatment,” he concluded.

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Raeesa Sempe

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

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