Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane has confirmed the identities of four schoolchildren killed in a crash Monday morning outside Daveyton in Ekurhuleni. The victims included two siblings—a boy in Grade 1 and another in Grade 3—a Grade 1 boy, and a Grade R boy from an unidentified early childhood development center.
Monday morning, it was reported that four children were killed. Five others were critically injured in a crash involving two vehicles.
The crash happened around 7:45 a.m. on the N12 westbound, just before the Putfontein Road off-ramp.
Chiloane expressed his condolences to the victims’ families. He confirmed that the children attended Tom Newby Primary School, Rynfield Primary School, and an unnamed early childhood center.
“It is alleged that the accident involved a collision between multiple vehicles. It happened on the N12 westbound near the Putfontein Road off-ramp in Daveyton. This resulted in the tragic loss of life of four learners,” Chiloane said.!
