Limpopo grade 3 learner killed by speeding minibus

A 9-year-old learner from Pfuxetani Primary School at Mavalani village in Mopani, Limpopo, was knocked down by a speeding minibus after school on Wednesday.

According to the Department of Education in Limpopo, the incident occurred at a distance of about one hundred metres from the school gate.

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The learner was rushed to the local Nkhensani Hospital, but unfortunately succumbed to her injuries.

The Department has dispatched social workers to the school and the family for psycho-social support.

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Limpopo Education MEC Mavhungu Lerule-Ramakhanya has pleaded with motorists to be cognisant of learners who use public roads to access schools. MEC Lerule-Ramakhanya has also expressed her saddened by the untimely death of the learner.