Five primary school children have died in Mitchells Plain on the Cape Flats after they were flung from the bakkie in which they were being transported to school.
It took authorities several hours to clear the scene at AZ Berman Drive at which the five young lives were lost. Transport authorities say the driver of the bakkie lost control of the vehicle, after which it overturned.
This, as some parents were exposed to graphic visuals before they were informed of the crash and their children’s passing. Members of the community say they are traumatised as this is not the first fatal crash involving children in the area. They’ve appealed to authorities to be proactive in preventing unauthorised vehicles from transporting learners.
Education authorities say the victims were learners at primary schools in the Mitchells Plain area. Western Cape Minister for Education, David Maynier says affected families are receiving trauma counselling.
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