Mantshwabisi kills two
Sharon Mathala | Monday June 29, 2015 18:03
The event popularly known as Mantshwabisi, took place this past weekend. All roads leading to Jwaneng, the host town, were conjested by Friday as joyriders left for the race.
According to the traffic boss who spoke to The Monitor yesterday, two people died at the event after their vehicles lost control.
“We have seen a lot more people descend to Jwaneng, the numbers are more than they were last year, major spectator points along the Trans Kalahari are packed to the brim,” he said.
Mosimanegape further said, “On Friday night we registered one fatal accident. The car overturned leaving one passenger dead.” On the next day, still at the same spot, along the Maokane road another lost his life after the driver lost control of the car.
The head of traffic also told The Monitor that this year they have registered four accidents, eight cases of people caught with possession of dagga, five cases of minor incidents.
“We also tested 57 people for alcohol and 31 were caught with content exceeding the legal limit. We also have a lot of people who we caught drinking at prohibited areas,” said Mosimanegape, who added that although the police are flexible during the desert race, patrons should refrain from drinking alcohol at prohibited areas.