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On Friday 20 March 2026, the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) Clayville Precinct Officers responded to an accident scene on Olifantsfontein Road and South View, involving two vehicles.
It is alleged that a thirty (30) year-old male driver of the Audi was under the influence of alcohol and collided head-on with the Avanza. Tragically, a young girl between the ages of ten (10) and (11) years, along with the driver of the Avanza, succumbed to their injuries and were both certified dead on scene by paramedics.
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A sixteen (16) year-old female passenger sustained serious injuries and was transported to Thembisa Tertiary Hospital for urgent medical treatment.
Officers conducted an alcohol test on the Audi driver, which returned a reading of 0.64. He has since been arrested and will face charges of driving under the influence of alcohol, reckless and negligent driving, culpable homicide and fleeing the scene.
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