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Overloaded NC vehicle crashes, leaving 4 dead─── 09:00 Fri, 10 Jun 2022
A case of culpable homicide is being investigated after an accident claimed four lives in Kleinzee in the Northern Cape.
Provincial police spokesperson, Mashay Gamaldien, says the accident also left 15 people seriously injured. She adds it is alleged the driver lost control of his double-cab bakkie, which was transporting 25 occupants.
Thursday's accident between Kleinzee and Port Nolloth comes not long after an alleged incident between the mine security and miners at Kleinzee earlier in the week. At this point it is however unclear whether the two incidents are connected.
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"Police in Kleinzee are investigating a culpable homicide case; following the death of four unknown men in an accident at the gravel road between Kleinzee and Port Nolloth on 9June 2022, between 16:00 and 16:30.
"It is alleged the driver lost control of his double-cab bakkie, containing 25 occupants. Fifteen other men were seriously injured and transported to local hospitals in the area.
"The driver was arrested on the scene and will appear in the Port Nolloth Magistrate's Court soon.
"The names of the deceased are still unknown and police investigations are still continuing."
