POLOKWANE – Two more fatalities have been recorded on Limpopo’s roads today, June 13.

Review earlier reported that nine people had been killed on provincial roads since Friday.

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The number has now increased to 11, following an incident on the R37’s Roodepoort turn-off in the Capricorn district.

The Transport Department’s media liaison officer, Mike Maringa, told Review that it is believed the driver of a sedan lost control of his vehicle.

“The vehicle hit a tree and the driver and one passenger were killed. Another passenger sustained serious injuries,” he explained.

Maringa said speeding has been cited as a possible cause of the incident.