Name of Standerton Police officer who died in accident, released
He was killed after a collision with another police officer's vehicle after being dispatched to the site where protesters were causing havoc and allegedly wanted to set a bus alight.
Const Daniel Sifiso Stoffel (33) of Standerton Police Station died in an accident when attending a protest of Tutuka employees near New Denmark Colliery, at the Thuthukani crossing on 23 January.
He was killed after a collision with another police officer’s vehicle after being dispatched to the site where protesters were causing havoc and allegedly wanted to set a bus alight.
The Standerton Advertiser contacted the Standerton Police’s communications officer, Capt Fanie Nhlabathi.
According to him, the first respondent’s vehicle got stuck in barricading put out by protesters and the second responding vehicle did not take notice of the stationary vehicle.
Subsequently, he crashed into the back of the other police officer’s vehicle.
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