Minister Motshekga to visit families of Bronkhorstspruit crash victims
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga will visit the families of the 18 learners who passed away in Friday's horrific crash, involving a truck and a minibus taxi, near Bronkhorstspruit.
The department's spokesperson Elijah Mhlanga says the minister will be accompanied by Gauteng and Mpumalanga Education MECs Panyaza Lesufi and Reginah Mhaule.
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"The Department of Basic Education will work together with the Education Departments of Gauteng and Mpumalanga to support the families through this most trying of times," says Mhlanga.
A total of 20 people died in the accident on the R25.
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Mpumalanga Department of Community Safety, Security and Liason spokesperson Joseph Mabuza says government officials are assisting families in identifying the bodies of those killed in the horror crash.