Other occupants suffered minor injuries.” Shuping told Scrolla.Africa: “The Polo rolled several times and Samuel Manyova, 50, who was one of the passengers, died at the scene. “It was proven that Komphela was driving at about 150km per hour in a 80km/h zone,” said NPA spokesperson Phaladi Shuping. “The accused is a former MEC who was responsible for roads and he knows that the road is a high accident zone,” said State Prosecutor, Mpoti Chalale.Īccording to an accident scene expert, the cause of the accident could only be human error because the mechanical condition of the car did not cause it to swerve and the road was in good condition. The Polo was heading to Marikana in the North West. On Monday, the Brandfort Magistrate’s Court in Free State heard that Komphela was driving from the direction of Theunissen to Bloemfontein on 6 January 2019 when his BMW crossed two barrier lines and collided with a Volkswagen Polo with five occupants driving in the opposite direction. Butana Komphela was once the MEC for police, roads and transport in the Free State, but now he is a convicted criminal.Īccording to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), Komphela caused a car crash that killed a passenger in another car.
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