Two killed in N2 tragedy
A 7-year-old boy was one of the victims in the horrific incident.
A 16-year-old girl and her seven-year-old brother have been killed after a boulder was allegedly thrown from a bridge over the N2 between Tongaat and Ballito on Wednesday night. According to Paul Herbst of IPSS medical rescue, paramedics received a call for an accident on the northbound lane of the N2 between Tongaat and Ballito.
The family were traveling from uMhlanga to Stanger when the tragedy occurred.
“While our response teams were en-route to the accident we received a second call saying that the driver was traveling towards a local hospital in Ballito, our teams rerouted towards the hospital and met up with the vehicle. Unfortunately both victims were declared dead on arrival at the hospital.
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“A giant boulder hurled from a highway overpass on the N2 struck the windscreen of their vehicle crushing the woman and her brother. The woman’s husband, the driver of the vehicle, was lucky to escape rock strike unharmed. It is understood that the family had been travelling north to Stanger when the incident occurred,” Herbst said.
According to Reaction Unit South Africa’s Facebook page, the motive behind the murders has not been established.
“It is alleged that the suspects involved may have intended on robbing the family had they stopped to assess the damages on their vehicle,” the Facebook page said.
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Police have opened an inquest docket but could not confirm a boulder was thrown.
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