Horrific accident claims seven lives

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PALAPYE: Seven people lost their lives while eight more remain hospitalised following a horrible accident that happened about six kilometres from Mahalapye along the busy A1 road.

A Gabz Link 65-seater bus collided with an Audi A3 around 11:15am on Saturday morning.

Mahalapye Police station commander, superintendent Isaac Mamadi confirmed the accident to The Monitor. He said they suspect it was a head-on collision. He further added that according to their investigations, the bus was heading north (Orapa) whilst the Audi was going a the southerly direction.

Editor's Comment
Closure as pain lingers

March 28 will go down as a day that Batswana will never forget because of the accident that occurred near Mmamatlakala in Limpopo, South Africa. The tragedy affected not only the grieving families but the nation at large. Batswana throughout the process stood behind the grieving families and the governments of Botswana and South Africa need much more than a pat on the back.Last Saturday was a day when family members said their last goodbyes to...

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