Thabala hit, run driver arrested

Night accident scene PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Night accident scene PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

A 21-year-old young man has been arrested following a hit and run incident in which a 39-year-old mother died on Saturday night in Thabala .

Serowe police station commander, Superintendent Poloko Oteng confirmed that the suspect who had fled the accident scene has been charged with two counts of causing death by dangerous driving and fleeing the scene of accident. The suspect will soon appear before Serowe Magistrate's Court.

The young man was driving a Toyota March car belonging to a neighbour and he hit the victim who was in company of her seven-year-old son. The deceased and her son had just alighted another vehicle by the bus stop at Thabala village.

The young mother died on the scene but her son escaped the accident with minor injuries and was treated and released from hospital that night.


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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