Four perish in wedding trip

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PALAPYE: Four people lost their lives on Friday afternoon when the combi they were travelling in overturned near Mmamabule turnoff.

According to Mahalapye police traffic officer, assistant superintendent Kgosienalerona Sechoni, the Quantum combi was heading from Gaborone to a wedding at Bobonong. He said the vehicle was carrying 15 people, including the driver.

“We suspect that the driver was speeding, hence he lost control of the vehicle, which then went off the road, rolled and fell into a ditch, which had some water. Four people - two men and two women aged between 34 and 45 years- lost their lives in the process while 11, including the driver suffered serious injuries,” explained Sechoni.

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