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The first fatality on the region’s roads for July … In the fore-ground is the body of a young mother who died in a vehicle accident on Tuesday along the Thohoyandou Road. She and her child were given a lift to Louis Trichardt by a motorist. The motorist, however, lost control of her vehicle and it overturned. The child was injured and rushed to hospital. The driver escaped without injury. In the background is the vehicle they were travelling in.
Accident claims first fatality for July
News Date: 11 July 2008
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The accident occurred about 25km from town. The mother and child were picked up by a motorist. Unfortunately, the motorist’s good deed turned to tragedy when she lost control of her vehicle, after which it overturned. The mother, who apparently fell from the vehicle, died on the scene, while her injured child was rushed to hospital.
The accident brought about the first fatality for July on roads within the Louis Trichardt Fire Brigade’s area of jurisdiction. From July 3 to 8, seven vehicle accidents were attended to by local rescue workers, three of which occurred in town. According to the divisional manager for the Louis Trichardt fire brigade, Mr Jack Ramalatso, most of the accidents could be contributed to driver negligence.
What is keeping the local fire brigade very busy at present, however, is the number of veldt fires they get called out to. Mr Ramalatso said that, from the beginning of July until Wednesday morning, they had already attended to 19 veldt fires. He said a further two fire fighting vehicles were put on standby to help out if needed. The current dry and windy situation is a recipe for disaster and residents are urged to take precautions when making fires in the open.Written by
Andries van Zyl
Andries joined the Zoutpansberger and Limpopo Mirror in April 1993 as a darkroom assistant. Within a couple of months he moved over to the production side of the newspaper and eventually doubled as a reporter. In 1995 he left the newspaper group and travelled overseas for a couple of months. In 1996, Andries rejoined the Zoutpansberger as a reporter. In August 2002, he was appointed as News Editor of the Zoutpansberger, a position he holds until today.
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