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Teen dies in fatal accident on Christmas day

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Crime Scene(1)

Tonota police are investigating a fatal road accident in which a 19 year old boy was hit by a car when attempting to cross the road on Christmas day.

The fatal accident occurred near Tlholotsane River in Tonota in the early morning hours at around 4:30 am. Confirming to be investigating the case, Tonota police station commander, Superintendent Oteng Ngada said they do not know what really transpired, but the deceased was hit by a Toyota D4D driven by a 31-year-old Zimbabwean national.

He explained that the the driver revealed that he was on his way to Zimbabwe from South Africa.

Editor's Comment
Depression is real; let's take care of our mental health

It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...

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