Probe deepens into cop, prisoner�s deaths

Dicey game: Ntsuape allegedly attempted to escape while being transported to remand
Dicey game: Ntsuape allegedly attempted to escape while being transported to remand

FRANCISTOWN: Investigations into the cause of a fatal car accident that killed a police officer and a prison inmate are still in progress, police said yesterday.

The spokesperson of Botswana Police Service (BPS), assistant commissioner, Witness Bosija said investigations are a process that involves many factors and should be treated diligently before they are completed.

The incident occurred recently when remand prisoner, Gobuamang Ntsuape allegedly wrestled for a steering wheel with the driver of a police vehicle. The 30-year-old’s motives are still unknown. The vehicle, a Toyota Quantum overturned claiming the two lives in the process. Three other people sustained serious injuries but have since been released from hospital.

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