The familes of two Grade R learners in Ga-Masemola, in Limpopo, are devastated after the overloaded minibus taxi they were traveling in caught fire on Wednesday. Seven other learners, who were in the same taxi, have been hospitalised with burn wounds.
Two leaners, however, were burnt beyond recognition.
The driver of the minibus taxi, a 44-year-old man has been arrested and faces multiple charges including culpable homicide and contravening traffic rules, when it emerged that the taxi was overloaded at the time of the accident.
The accident happened while Kgodisho Moruthanyane and Lethukuthula Fankomo and 20 of their school mates were being transported from Mannyetha Primary School in…
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