News24 reports that two SA National Defence Force (SANDF) members were killed and seventeen others injured when their military truck overturned on the R31 road in the Northern Cape.

Police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Sergio Kock said the accident occurred on Friday afternoon between Koopmansfontein and Delportshoop. The truck was en route from the Lohatla Army base to Kimberley when it overturned. Nineteen soldiers had been onboard. "The SANDF truck was travelling in rainy weather conditions when the accident occurred. Two SANDF members, a male and female, died on the scene, and 17 others were injured and transported to hospital for medical treatment," Kock indicated.

• Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Iavan Pijoos at News24

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