Soldier dies in car crash

Police in Molepolole are investigating a case in which a middle-aged man, believed to be a soldier based at Thebephatshwa Air Base, died in a car crash on Wednesday evening.

The accident occurred along Molepolole/Thebephatshwa road around 6pm according to the assistant station commander of Molepolole Police Station, Salome Segale in an interview with Mmegi.

Even though the police could not disclose further details of the accident, sources say the victim might have fallen asleep and was awoken by the sound of the car hitting a rabbit. It is believed that he might have panicked resulting in loss of control of the car before hitting a tree.

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