5 Family Members Die in Horrific N1 Crash in Limpopo, SA Devastated

5 Family Members Die in Horrific N1 Crash in Limpopo, SA Devastated

  • A family lost five members during a horrific accident that took place on the N1 in Limpopo
  • The car was travelling near Ysterburg when it overturned after losing control, killing five people in the car
  • One of the remaining family members who lost his wife and child was left devastated as he saw them take their dying breaths

Tebogo Mokwena, a Briefly News journalist in Johannesburg, South Africa, covered accidents, fires, outbreaks, nature, weather and natural disaster-related incidents at Daily Sun and Vutivi Business News for seven years.

Five members of a family died in an accident on the N1 in Limpopo
A man lost his wife and child in an accident on the N1. Image: Darren Stewart/Gallo Images via Getty Images
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LIMPOPO — A man lost his wife and child in an accident on the N1 in Limpopo that claimed five lives.

Accident claims 5 lives

According to SABC News, the car was travelling outside Mokopane in Limpopo, and another car, which contained other family members, was following them. Suddenly, the car lost control, overturned, and crashed. The other car stopped, and the passengers got out of the car.

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The husband and father of one of the two women and one of the three children who died said he saw his wife take her last breath. He said his child's stomach was heaving but stopped a few seconds later when he died. The man was devastated.

"I lost my whole life," he said.

Netizens horrified by accident

South Africans on Facebook were hurt by the man's loss.

Matume Kgatla said:

"May their souls rest in peace. This is truly heartbreaking news. Deeply sorrowful indeed."

Timtom Fish said:

"It 's not safe to travel towards December and Easter Time."

Rinky Maphorisa said:

"Never travel with one car as a family."

Tumelo Meko said:

"Five family members? This is sad, very sad."

Sam Nkwana said:

"So sad. May their souls rest in peace."

Christine Jurgens said:

"So sad for this poor family."

N2 accident leaves one dead

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In a recent article, Briefly News reported that a motorist died when a truck lost control and collided with a light vehicle.

The accident occurred on the N2 northbound in KwaZulu-Natal, and the accident was so bad traffic had to be stopped to recover the truck. Netizens blamed reckless truck driving.

Source: Briefly News

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Tebogo Mokwena (Current Affairs editor) Tebogo Mokwena is the Deputy Head of the Current Affairs desk and a current affairs writer at Briefly News. With a Diploma in Journalism from ALISON, he has a strong background in digital journalism, having completed training with the Google News Initiative. He began his career as a journalist at Daily Sun, where he worked for four years before becoming a sub-editor and journalist at Capricorn Post. He then joined Vutivi Business News in 2020 before moving to Briefly News in 2023.

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