Five people perish in a car accident at Molapo Crossing

Monday, September 08, 2014

Five passengers in a red VW GTI car perished at Molapo Crossing robots, early on Saturday morning when their car drove into a north bound horse and trail truck on the Western By-Pass.

Agreement Mabeo, station commander at Gaborone West Police Station says it was around 5am when the polo classic with five occupants rammed into the goods truck.

While the police confirmed that all five perished on the spot, Mabeo could not confirm allegations that they may have been returning from a drinking binge at Trekkers night club that morning. “There is no one we can ask, because all are dead; but the car was coming from the direction of Mogoditshane, to Gaborone”.

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Five people perish in a car accident at Molapo Crossing

Five passengers in a red VW GTI car perished at Molapo Crossing robots, early on Saturday morning when their car drove into a north bound horse and trail truck on the Western By-Pass.