Maroela Media reports that two more prison inmates have died following Thursday's collision between a police vehicle and a truck on the R101 road between Mokopane and Mookgopong.

This has brought the total death toll to nine. The police were transporting 11 prisoners from the Mokopane police station to Mookgopong where they were due to appear in court, when the accident happened. One police officer and five awaiting-trial prisoners were declared dead at the scene. Two of the prisoners who were admitted to hospital following the accident succumbed to their injuries on Friday, bring the total death toll to nine, a police spokesperson confirmed. The other injured prisoners are still receiving medical attention. The driver of the truck was uninjured.

• Read the full original of the Afrikaans report in the above regard by Janice du Plessis at Maroela Media

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