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Memorial Service for the learners who lost their lives in a Vanderbijlpark scholar transport accident takes at Saul Tsotetsi Sports Ground in Sebokeng, Vaal on January 23, 2026.
Nine-year-old Lindokuhle Mabaso’s funeral will take place in Steynsrus in the Free State on Saturday morning. She was among the 14 learners that died when the scholar minibus taxi they were travelling in collided with a truck in Vanderbijlpark, west of Johannesburg on Monday last week.
Another learner who died in the same crash Sagwadi Baloyi-Mathye will be buried in Olifantshoek village outside Giyani in Limpopo.
One of the 14 learners killed in a horrific crash between minibus taxi scholar transport and a truck in Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng, will be laid to rest at a village in Limpopo Saturday . Sixteen-year-old Sagwadi Baloyi-Mathye will be buried at Olifantshoek village outside Giyani.… pic.twitter.com/u7sMC9CGWq
— SABC News (@SABCNews) January 30, 2026
Family spokesperson Queen Baloyi has called on authorities to ensure that scholar transport operators have relevant permits.
“I am making a call to all that please verify if the driver sometimes drives while drunk or not. We are very saddened about what happened to our daughter. We must also check if the operating permits are in order or not.”
VIDEO |Vanderbijlpark scholar transport crash victim to be laid to rest:
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