Loved ones devastated following Clare Estate wall collapse
The grief-stricken families of the two girls crushed to death by a wall in Clare Estate say the seven and five-year-olds were happy children, who were full of life.
Lungelo Libazi, the grandmother of Siziphiwe says the seven-year-old had moved onto the property four months ago.
"She was a lovely child - she was talkative, active and full of jokes," Libazi said.
According to eyewitnesses, the children were swinging on a gate at the end of the driveway on Kennedy Road when the brick wall came crashing down.
#WallCollapse The bodies of the girls have been removed from the scene. Residents are clearing the path so that other residents can go back into the home. pic.twitter.com/bthgAQrd76
— Nushera Raisa (@nushera) May 21, 2018
A five-year-old is recovering in hospital.
A neighbour says a tree growing next to the wall had caused it to become unstable. He says the family are shaken.
"If you look at the roots of the tree - the roots have been pushing onto the tree. The parents were traumatised, any parent seeing theirchild lying on the floor and not moving would be traumatised," a neighbour said.
#WallCollapse Residents say the girls were swinging on the driveway gate when the side wall came crashing down , killing the two. pic.twitter.com/bz1u7VJHvV
— Nushera Raisa (@nushera) May 21, 2018