North West Constable Killed in N4 Car Crash Returning From Incident Identified

• Police released the name of a female constable who died in a car accident while on duty in the North West
• Two officers were returning to the Mooinooi station when their marked vehicle's tyre reportedly burst
• One of the officers survived the accident along with four hijacking victims and was transported to the hospital

MOOINOOI — A Mooinooi police constable, killed in a single-vehicle collision outside Rustenburg on Saturday, 25 January 2025, has been identified.

Four civilians and a second officer were injured when the state vehicle they were using overturned after a reported tyre burst.

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Emergency and Medical Rescue Services (EMRS) responded and, on arrival, declared the female driver, on duty at the time, dead at the scene.

The officer has since been identified as Keagile Rampa, 32, from the Mooinooi police. Police spokesperson Colonel Adéle Myburgh said the accident happened on the N4 route near Majakaneng village at about 2.30am.

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"Two members driving in a state Toyota Hilux vehicle were returning to Mooinooi after attending to [an alleged] hijacking complaint," she said.

"Four victims had been left abandoned next to the road in the Bapong area [about 4km from the accident scene]. Her crew, another constable, was admitted to a local hospital with minor injuries and [later] discharged."

Paramedics transported the hijacking victims to various local hospitals.

Acting Provincial Commissioner Maj-Gen Patrick Asaneng, in a statement, expressed heartfelt condolences to the deceased officer's family.

Rampa's death comes as police in the province continue to mourn the recent death of another female cop, Sergeant Fundiswa Motlhaoleng, who died in an apparent ambush shooting in Krugersdorp on Tuesday, 14 January.

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The wreckage — occurring when a police van and double-cab bakkie collided — additionally killed two US nationals and left one other person seriously injured.

He said first responders found three people ejected from their vehicles, both Toyota Hilux makes, while paramedics stabilised one responsive person, rushing him to the hospital in a critical condition.

Source: Briefly News