VENUE CHANGE: Night vigil planned to remember homeless Bluff victim of fatal bus crash
The venue for the night vigil has changed due to an overwhelming response by the community
A night vigil will be held on Friday, 1 June at 5.30pm for Gert Jordaan, the homeless man who was killed yesterday, Wednesday 30 May, by a bus on the corner of Bluff Road and Old Mission Road.
The bus struck Jordaan and his friend while they slept on the verge of the junction.
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The Bluff man had been a pupil at Dirkie Uys High school in the 80s and is survived by his mother, who lives in a nursing home in Lydenburg.
“Those who wish to join the night vigil are asked to meet at the New Apostolic Church on Bluff Road at 5.30pm for a short tribute to his life,” said Zoe Moore, chairman of the ward 66 committee’s vulnerable groups and gender sub-committee.
For more information call Zoe on 073-027-5432.
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