Jolidee Matongo: Police Rush to Find the Cause of Joburg Mayor’s Car Crash

• The authorities are currently recreating the death of Johannesburg Mayor Jolidee Matongo who died on Saturday, 18 September
• Following a day of door-to-door campaigning, Matongo along with a pedestrian and another driver succumbed to their injuries
• The late politician's family are still reeling following his unexpected and horrific passing over the weekend

JOHANNESBURG - Law enforcement authorities are attempting to put together the horrid crash that took the life of Johannesburg's newly elected mayor Jolidee Matongo. The accident occurred on Saturday, 18 September, on Joburg's Golden Highway.

Reports state that an unidentified pedestrian and a Lenasia driver, who also died in the accident, are key to the investigation. Matongo was making his way back home from door-to-door election campaigning with President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Matongo's family have stated that they are devastated by his untimely passing. A family spokesperson said that some members of Matongo's family had made their way to KZN for a ceremony which he was also supposed to attend.

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According to IOL, the family spokesperson went on to explain that they are trying to come to terms with his death and that they hope they will get stronger.

A report by SowetanLIVE revealed that a police source stated that the current theory is that the unknown pedestrian was attempting to cross the road when one of the two vehicles tried to avoid him before knocking into the other car in the process.

Democratic Alliance mayoral candidate said to have been out after curfew when fatal car crash happened

Previously, Briefly News reported that the Democratic Alliance's Mandela Bay mayoral candidate Nqaba Bhanga was involved in a fatal car crash that claimed the lives of two people.

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Bhanga is the current mayor of Port Elizabeth and was nominated again to run for the mayoral position in the next local government elections. According to IOL, the crash happened after curfew, which has raised a few questions about what Nqaba was doing on the road at that time. Nqaba collided with an Audi sedan while driving his Mercedes-Benz at 11:30pm.

The two occupants of the Audi sedan are said to have died on the scene. According to a report by SABC News, Nqaba sustained significant injuries that required surgery and is currently in intensive care.

The provincial leader of DA in the Eastern Cape Andrew Whitfield stated that the party was saddened by the fatal car crash and that the party sends out its condolences to the families affected.

Source: Briefly News