Two female students die after drinking cough syrup mixture in Gauteng
The Vaal University of Technology (VUT) has confirmed that two female students have died on Monday after drinking a mixture of alcohol and cough syrup.
VUT spokesperson, Mike Khuboni, says the incident took place at a private residence outside the premises of the University.
"We were alerted very early in the morning (Monday) by some of the students and what we did was rushed to get findings on the matter and indeed we found two deceased students," says Khuboni.
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He says the bodies of the two students were discovered 300 meters apart from each other.
"We spoke to the police who were doing the investigation and we found the second body 300 meters away from the first body.
Currently, the police in Vanderbijlpark are handling the investigations," adds Khuboni.
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