Tragic accident in Sunnyside claims the lives of two vehicle theft suspects, leading to a culpable homicide investigation by Gauteng police.
The police officers were transporting three suspects of motor vehicle theft who had just been arrested, when the SAPS van got involved in an accident with a Hyundai Atos .Police in Gauteng have opened a case of culpable homicide after two suspects who were inside a marked police van died when the SAPS vehicle collided with a private vehicle in Sunnyside , Pretoria .
“Five police officers who were inside the same police van sustained injuries and were taken to the nearest medical care centre for treatment,” said Masondo., when the police van got involved in an accident with a Hyundai Atos. IOL reported that police in Gauteng arrested three men suspected to be involved in a series of car hijackingsThe arrests, made on January 14, followed a multi-agency operation that uncovered a firearm, ammunition, and a hijacked Volkswagen Golf GTI.
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