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Police probe Mpumalanga crash that saw officer and American tourist killed. While the police officer and two of the civilians died immediately, another civillian died as a result of his injuries the next day.
The office of the Provincial Police Commissioner in Mpumalanga said a car crash that occurred on Thursday is under investigation
A police officer and three civilians died in the head-on collision on the R540 between Dullstroom and Belfast, Colonel Donald Mdhluli said on Friday.
“Two female occupants and one male occupant from the other vehicle were taken to a nearby hospital, where the two females later succumbed to their injuries. The news that has just been received this afternoon (Friday, 05 July 2024) is that the male occupant has now succumbed to the injuries,” said Mdhluli.
One of the women was a tourist from the United States (US). The cause of the accident is still under investigation.
Source: The Citizen.
Photo: Yusuf Abramjee