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Police officers and paramedic personnel at the accident scene on the N8 highway after a fatal crash involving a Toyota Hilux bakkie and a Chevrolet Spark. Three children died in the accident and a fourth is still in hospital. PHOTO: TEBOHO SETENA
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Police investigate accident while community grieves
Three young lives lost TEBOHO SETENA The Bloemfontein police are probing a case of culpable homicide relating to the fatal accident in which three learners of the Dr C.F. Visser Primary School died. Sgt Mahlomola Kareli, provincial police spokesperson, has confirmed an investigation into the accident that involved a Toyota Hilux bakkie and a Chevrolet Spark. The accident occurred on Friday, 24 January, at an intersection with
traffic lights on the N8 highway in Bloemfontein. Two of the three deceased in the triple tragic accident are brothers. The fourth child, Tennique Joubert (6) is reported to be still in a coma after undergoing an emergency surgery at the Netcare Pelonomi Hospital. She survived with the driver of the Chevrolet, Adri Jonck, who was released after treatment at the hospital. The deceased brothers have been identified as Ryan (6) and
Ayden (8) Smit. The third deceased is Leané van Papendorp (8), their cousin. Ryan and Ayden are children of Yolandé and Martin Smit, manager of the Maselspoort Resort and Conference Centre. Leané is the daughter of Jonck, Yolandé’s sister. Members of the public, including various schools in Bloemfontein, reacted with shock to the news of the accident. Messages of condolence have been pouring in. A memorial service was held at
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escaped unharmed from the accident. Details about the accident are still sketchy. According to eyewitnesses, the driver of the Toyota Hilux, pulling a trailer loaded with fencing material, was heading east along the N8 when he reportedly crashed into the Chevrolet in the middle of the intersection. Jonck, driving the Chevrolet, was reportedly following traffic along Kruger Avenue at the Aljo’s shopping centre, which is situated along the N8 highway.
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the school on Tuesday, 28 January. Riekie Venter, headmistress of the Dr C.F. Visser Primary School, said a funeral service for the three learners would be held at the Dutch Reformed Church Bloemfontein West (Klipkerk) on Saturday, 1 February, at 11:00. The accident reportedly happened on Friday at about 07:45. The four children were being transported to school in the Chevrolet Spark. The driver of the Toyota Hilux, a man who was travelling alone,
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