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Help Limpopo police locate three N1 accident victim’s families

Efforts to locate the three deceased's families were fruitless and police believe they might have been Zimbabwean nationals.

MOKOPANE – Police in Mokopane are appealing to the community to assist in locating the families of the three unknown people who lost their lives during a motor vehicle accident on Monday, 22 April 2019.

According to a statement released by Constable Mienkie Ramakgoakgoa, the accident occurred in on the N1 in the Mokopane policing area and a case of culpable homicide was opened.

A BMW sedan, which was travelling with six occupants in a southerly direction, lost control and collided with a truck travelling North. The truck driver was alone. Initial reports suggested a bus was involved, however, it was a truck.

Read more: Accident on the N1 involving sedan and bus leaves three people killed

“During the accident, three people (two men and one woman) died on the scene and the other two occupants were critically injured. They were taken to the nearest hospitals in Mokopane and Polokwane to receive medical attention. The truck driver was not injured,” Ramakgoakgoa said.

She added that efforts to locate the three deceased’s families were fruitless and police believe they might have been Zimbabwean nationals. The cause of the accident is still being investigated by police.

“Anyone with information that may assist police in locating their families for identification should contact Detective Sergeant Moshe Maubane at 076 037 8145 or the Mokopane Police Station at 015 409 1400,” Ramakgoakgoa’s statement concluded.

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Raeesa Sempe

Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon. – Tom Stoppard

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