LIMPOPO – Twelve people have been left injured after the state vehicle they were travelling in overturned along the N1 North near the Solomondale turnoff at around 10:00 on Sunday, 7 January 2018.
Spokesman Matome Moremi, says the Iveco minibus was transporting newly recruited student officers to a local college when it overturned allegedly due to a burst tyre.
“One passenger sustained critical injuries and eleven other including the driver sustained minor injuries. All injured were taken to a Polokwane hospital for treatment,” concludes Moremi.
Confirmed at Medi Clinic Polokwane all injured students are there for observation. MEC Makhurupetje will visit them on her way from Ga-Semenya Village where she attended a Road Safety Prayer Service on Road R521 with the Moletji East Pastors forum. pic.twitter.com/BxZD7Gylum
— Limpopo Department of Transport & Community Safety (@TransportLimCom) January 7, 2018