Two cyclists die after car collisions

Deadly roads: Police are determined to control the rise in accidents
Deadly roads: Police are determined to control the rise in accidents

SELEBI-PHIKWE: An 18-year-old boy was hit and killed by an ‘abnormal load’ truck as he cycled along Botswana Road recently.

Selebi-Phikwe station commander, Superintendent Victor Nlebesi said the deceased somehow lost control of his bicycle whose wheels came into violent contact with the truck.

“The victim fell on the road with his head,” said Nlebesi. “The truck driver, with the help of a by-stander, reported the matter to police who arrived on the scene to examine the cause of death.

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