Thabala hit, run driver arrested
Wednesday, May 10, 2023 | 2090 Views |
Night accident scene PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
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.
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