POLOKWANE – Passersby at the Marula Mall in Alldays were shocked to find a car in the wall of the mall over the weekend.
According to police spokesperson, Col Moatshe Ngoepe, four teenagers between the ages of 17 and 19-years-old were driving in a Nissan X-Trail SUV when the vehicle allegedly failed to stop at a stop sign.
Photo: Pieter Smith
“The vehicle swerved out of the road and hit stones before crashing into a wall of the mall. The occupants sustained slight injuries and were rushed to the clinic to receive medical treatment,” he explained.
Photo: Pieter Smith
Ngoepe added that the driver disappeared but was later found and had a valid drivers license in his posession.
“A case of reckless and or negligent driving has been opened and police investigations continue,” Ngoepe concluded.
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
