A Police van was involved in an accident at Pretorius Street in Tshwane on Tuesday, 2 December.
It was on its way to collect suspects to appear in the Moretele Magistrates Court on the same day.
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The van is from the Temba cop shop in Hammanskraal, Tshwane.
Temba station commander Brigadier Johannes Tau said: “The cause of the accident was that there was another vehicle that was following the van, and it drove behind, it hit a police car from behind, the police lost control, and the vehicle capsized. We suspect the vehicle which was behind was driving at a high speed.”
He said that three police officers from the Temba cop shop, a sergeant, and two constables were slightly injured.
“They were taken for observation at the hospital and have been discharged.”
“The vehicle was coming from Temba SAPS to Kgosi Mampuru II Correctional Centre to take the prisoners for court purposes to appear at the court,” he said.
The car was damaged on the driver’s side after it capsized.
“These accidents are not always, but sometimes very rare in a few years during my four-year tenure. It only happened two times,” Tau said.
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He mentioned that the first accident occurred in 2022 in the Pretoria CBD, and fortunately, no injuries were reported.
Tau added that it was a prisoner’s truck and the police were going to prison with the prisoners.
