SA Netball in shock after four killed in crash
Netball South Africa has confirmed the passing of three players and an official in a bus crash on Sunday.
The three players and one official died on their way to Cape Town for the 2021 SPAR National Championships.
The bus was underway from the Eastern Cape to Cape Town, carrying two teams from the OR Tambo district, when it crashed in the early hours of the morning.
Eastern Cape Netball president Nompumelelo Javu said they are in the process of informing the families.
“We can confirm that there has been four fatalities and we are in the process of informing families, this is not how we wanted to kickstart the tournament or end the year, however, we find ourselves in this situation.
These are trying times and we request a bit of privacy and space to handle this matter. We will liaise with Netball South Africa, and they will communicate accordingly,” said Javu.
Netball South Africa President, Cecilia Molokwane described the accident as heartbreaking.
“As Netball South Africa we are deeply saddened by this news, losing lives is never an easy thing to deal with.
"We are devastated by the news and we would like to send our deepest, sincere and heartfelt condolences to the families who have lost loved ones.
"We are all in mourning, the people that passed away are part of netball and we are heartbroken by all of this,” said Molokwane.
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