Overview
- SAPS says the minister’s state vehicle, driven by a Protection Security Services member, hit a woman with two children on Saturday on the N1 near Bela-Bela, killing the mother and baby while the other child survived.
- Police report the family was crossing the highway to reach an earlier crash in which an off-duty police officer allegedly struck and killed the husband.
- Two culpable homicide cases are open, and the Independent Police Investigative Directorate has taken over because both drivers are SAPS members.
- Motsoaledi, his driver and close protector stopped at the scene, stayed until police and emergency crews arrived, and gave statements under standard protocol.
- The Health Department says the minister has sent condolences to the bereaved family, and IPID’s independent mandate means an external team will review witness accounts and forensic evidence.