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Vereeniging driver killed after car crashes into a bridge

One person was killed when their light motor vehicle crashed into a bridge on the R42 Barrage Road outside of Vereeniging.

The accident happened on Monday, 20 February.

According to ER 24’s Russel Meiring, paramedics arrived on the scene at 12h27 to find a light motor vehicle smashed against a concrete bridge support well alight.
“The Provincial Fire Services began to battle the blaze while the local authorities began to divert traffic.”
Once the blaze had been extinguished, medics found the driver’s body trapped in the vehicle. Unfortunately, the driver had already succumbed to their injuries. Nothing more could be done, and they were declared dead.”
The exact details surrounding this incident are unknown, but local authorities were on the scene for further investigations.

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Gugulethu Kgongoane

Gugulethu Kgongoane is the Online Editor of Sedibeng Ster. Email: gugu@mooivaal.co.za She is also an online journalist of Vaalweekblad. Email: gugu@mooivaal.co.za

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