POLOKWANE – Thabo Mbeki Street has been cleared and is now open for traffic
POLOKWANE – Eyewitnesses told Review that a speeding police vehicle was the cause of a multi-vehicle crash on Thabo Mbeki Street this morning.
“One minute I was sitting in traffic, the next I had another car crash into me from the back and I was crashing into the car in front of me,” a motorist who was involved said. “It was the police vehicle, it was speeding. It crashed into one of the vehicles from behind and caused a ripple effect,” she added.
Nine vehicles were involved in the crash including three minibuses and six sedans. No injuries were reported at the time of the collision but an official accident report will verify whether there were or not.
Photo: Citizen’s Emergency
Photo: Citizen’s Emergency
Photo: Citizen’s Emergency
Photo: Citizen’s Emergency
Emergency Services, traffic officials as well as police are currently on the scene. Traffic on Thabo Mbeki is being diverted via Dorp Street with backups expected in Bodenstein and surrounding streets.
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
