7-year-old Mtubatuba girl dies after hit by bakkie
The girl's father, Sibusiso Mbuyazi, said the Grade 2 was part of a group of children fetching water from the nearby river
A seven-year-old girl from Emaswazini Reserve in Mtubatuba, Banele Zondo, was killed on Monday when she was hit by a bakkie when she tried to cross the road.
The girl’s father, Sibusiso Mbuyazi, said his daughter was part of a group of children fetching water from the nearby river.
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‘She was at the back of the group when they crossed the R618 road and was knocked down by the bakkie.’
Banele was in Grade 2 at Nomaganga Primary School in Hlabisa.
KwaMsane police spokesperson, Captain Jabulani Mdletshe, confirmed the incident and said a case of culpable homicide has been opened for investigation.
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