Cop, suspect and five others die in head-on collision in Limpopo

• A police officer was killed and another injured in a car accident in Limpopo on Sunday morning.
• A suspect being transported in the police van was also killed.
• Five other people also died in the crash.

Seven people, including a police officer and an arrested suspect, died in a car accident in Limpopo in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Another police officer was injured in the crash.

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According to Limpopo police commissioner, Lieutenant-General Thembi Hadebe, the cause of the crash is still unknown and an investigation has been launched.

It appears that a Renault sedan collided head-on with a police van that was travelling from Mookgophong towards Mokopane on the R101.

Hadebe said:

The driver of the SAPS vehicle, a sergeant, was rushed to hospital and is receiving medical attention.

The officer who died in the crash has been identified as constable MM Makwela, who was attached to Naboomspruit police.

"The identity of the [suspect] who also perished in the scene, as well as the five deceased from the other vehicle, will be released as soon as their next of kin are notified," Hadebe said.