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GAUTENG MEC for Education Matome Chiloane has expressed ‘shock and disbelief’ after a Grade 11 girl learner from the Protea Glen Secondary School in Soweto died during a horror car accident on Monday.
“We are dismayed by the news of a tragic incident which has taken the life of one of our learners. We wish to extend our sincerest condolences to the learner’s family for their loss. We also wish those learners who were injured by the accident a speedy recovery,” said Chiloane.
The accident occurred on Monday morning on the R599 Randfontein Road in Protea Glen, Soweto, when the driver of a private scholar transport, a Toyota Condor, which was transporting 14 learners from the Protea Glen Secondary School, lost control of the car and overturned.
“It is alleged that the scholar transport driver lost control of the vehicle after the car ahead was seen to be taking a turn but decided to continue [straight]. This caused the scholar transport to overturn,” Gauteng Department of Education spokesperson, Steve Mabona, told reporters on Monday.
“Unfortunately, this accident resulted in the death of a Grade 11 girl learner. Of the other learners who were onboard, three were in a critical condition while 10 sustained injuries. All these learners were transported to different medical facilities.”
Mabona said the GDE earlier dispatched a Psycho-Social Support Team to the scene of the accident where the team members met and offered counselling to the family of the deceased learner and other ‘traumatized’ learners.
“They [Psycho-Social Support Team] extended their support to the family and managed to schedule counselling sessions with them before proceeding to different schools to further assist those who have been left traumatised by the incident,” Mabona added.
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