Four people died when a bakkie failed to stop at a railway crossing and was struck by a goods train near Lichtenburg, North West police said on Sunday. The bakkie had about 20 passengers, most of whom were children aged between six and 16, said Captain Aafje Botma.
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/ 26 February 2008
Vandalism continued through the night in Tshing settlement following Monday’s service-delivery protest, North West police said on Tuesday. Spokesperson Superintendent Lesego Metsi said two houses belonging to municipal employees were vandalised by a group of young people.
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/ 24 November 2007
Seven people were killed and seven others seriously injured in a head-on collision on the N12 near Fochville on Friday, North West police said. Meanwhile, 22 passengers were injured when their bus crashed over the side of a bridge in Pretoria North on Friday, the South African Broadcasting Corporation reported.