Suspected drunk driver kills Tshwane metro cops
Two Tshwane metro police officers have been killed in a car crash involving a suspected drunk driver.
In a statement, the department says an off-duty officer was involved in an accident on Saturday evening on the R80 Mabopane Highway.
Two officers rushed to the scene to assist.
“While they were busy attending to the injured TMPD officer, a Mercedes Benz drove into them, causing a second accident which killed the off-duty officer and one of the officers who was assisting her. The other TMPD officer who was assisting with the first accident scene was injured,” the department said.
The driver of the Mercedes Benz was arrested on a charge of drunk driving.
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