GQEBERHA – Mount Road Detectives are investigating two unrelated culpable homicide cases where two persons died on Sunday afternoon, 31 October 2021 and during the early hours of Monday morning, 1 November 2021 respectively.

In the first accident, it is alleged that on Sunday 31 October 2021 at approximately 13:28, an accident involving three vehicles occurred on the M4 freeway close to the Sidon Road off ramp, North End in the direction of Humewood.    It is alleged that a taxi driver lost control of his minibus and collided with a VW Golf and thereafter the taxi also collided with an Opel Astra that spun and hit a lamp post and overturned.  The minibus stopped approximately 900m further away where the driver got out of the vehicle and jumped from the bridge.  It is alleged that the driver was attempting flee from the scene and after jumping from the bridge he broke his right leg. Debbie Botha (48), a passenger in the Opel Astra died on the scene.  A case of culpable homicide was opened and is under investigation.

In another unrelated case, during the early hours of this morning, 1 November 2021 at approximately 01:30 a white Amarok vehicle collided with the pillar of a footbridge on the N2 near Westering. The driver (35) died on the scene. His next of kin is yet to be informed. A case of culpable homicide is still investigation.

Source: South African Police Service