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The VW Polo three constables were travelling in is being pulled out of the Hennops River.
National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola says a forensic investigation of the vehicle will commence to determine how the three police officers died.
He was addressing the media at the Hennops River in Centurion, in Pretoria.
This after the vehicle in which the three deceased constables were travelling was recovered yesterday afternoon.
A handbag containing items such as driver’s licences and ID documents and a car service handbook was also retrieved.
Masemola says, “We have got no rules to stick to when you [carry out] forensic investigation. They’re going to go through the car, look thoroughly on [at] the car, and the fact that I’m saying it looks like it capsized [overturned] first.”
“Remember, I’m not an expert, is what I’m seeing. But they will be able to determine, because they are engineers, they are qualified people. They will thoroughly investigate the car, [and] they will be able to tell us exactly what happened to the car.”
VIDEO | Masemola addresses the media:
Masemola says the retrieval of the VW Polo has brought some relief and a sense of closure.
He explained that the river had been swollen due to a blockage downstream, but once that was cleared, water levels dropped and the car was located.
“We are quite happy that after hard work, we can indeed say the car has been recovered. And, actually, not far from where we suspected the car went through. So it has been recovered by the team.”
VIDEO | Constables’ vehicle identified:
