Police in Morokweng opened an inquest docket for investigation after a man (age not known) died apparently due to smoke inhalation while the other, aged 24, was taken to hospital as a result of burn wounds. The men allegedly burnt while at the back of a truck in the early hours of today at Morokweng police station near Ganyesa outside Vryburg.

The pair was allegedly temporarily kept at the back of a police truck that was parked at the station. Internal departmental investigation to determine circumstances that led to keeping of the men in the truck have been instituted.

The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) is investigating the inques

Source: South African Police Service