Mother, child dies
A mother and child lost their lives when a car collided with a truck on the N4 Saturday morning 16 August.
The white Nissan Sentra looked like it was chewed up by a metal eating monster, with a piece of the car thrown on either side of the busy freeway.
In between the two mangled pieces of metal lay three seemingly lifeless bodies.
A woman and child were declared dead on the scene whilst a man was rushed to hospital in a critical condition.
The accident happened on Saturday morning just before 08:00, 20 km outside Middelburg just after the Middelburg dam.
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An eyewitness, Henk Pienaar, was driving 30 m behind the Nissan Sentra when the accident occurred.
“I cannot tell you why it happened. We were both driving in the fast lane and the car just suddenly swerved into the oncoming lane and into the truck.”
The car collided with the side of the truck and was torn into pieces.
Mr Pienaar said that he had to break hard to avoid colliding with the car. “My skid marks are still visible on the road.”
• The deceased were not identified at the time of going to press.
Joo kwaze kwabuhlungu yaz nilale ngocolo nisishiye singakalindeli rest I peace yo its hard
ja ne only god knows may your soul rest in peace…………ngamandla kankulunkulu umndeni waka Nkosi mawubestrong akukwehlanga olungehlanga….
”ayikho indlela eya ezulwini ahamba la uthanda khona” may their soul’s rest in peace……n kubaba who is lying in hospital wil keep him in our prayer’s n wishing him a speedy recovery
My hart is seer die vrou was saam my op n kursus. Sy was deur en deur n mooi mens. Ek het haar ook op vergaderings gesien. Rip
May your soul rest my sister and my nephew. Death leaves a heartache no can heal. You will be missed.
This was really the first accident to shock and touch my heart in such a way. In such situations minds are filled with why’s; why this, why that… Family members be strong and present for the immediate family, let something positive come out from the situation to give you courage and hope… MAY GOD GIVE YOU STRENGTH
we re in pain about dis family sithi bakwankosi duduzekani
ave kubuhlungu ukuzwa lokhu rest in peace mamaka prince
on two seperate incidents on the N4 highway during the night we came across trucks busy making U turns on the highway while trafick comes from both directions. Trucks without rear lights. overloaded vehicles without lights on the trailers. they get pulled off at the toll gate and then just drive off again. nothing was done. or was there a couple of blue “Madiba’s” moved from one pocket to another?