Five members of the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) lost their lives when a vehicle they were travelling in lost control and hit a tree in Mpumalanga on Saturday.
“Their vehicle lost control after the front tyre burst and collided with a tree. All five occupants of the vehicle were declared dead on the scene,” the SANDF said in a statement on Sunday.
The deceased were part of nine South African Infantry Battalion deployed under Operation Corona (border safeguarding) in Mpumalanga. They were travelling from Zonstral to Macadamia operational base along the Coopersdal Road when the accident happened.
The defence force sent its condolences to the families of the deceased and said investigations are under way.
The SA National Defence Force Media Statement || Sunday, 18 September 2022 || The SA National Defence Force announce the death of five members in a car accident in Mpumalanga Province.#SANDF#DCCMediaLiaison#RIPSASoldiers pic.twitter.com/4cTCa6FC87
— SA National Defence Force (@SANDF_ZA) September 18, 2022
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