By Agreement Mabunda
JAMELA- Three children had their lives cut short in the most horrifying way at Jamela Village in Bolobedu on the outskirts of Tzaneen under Mopani District.
This was after the trio aged between two and six years suffocated inside a family vehicle parked in the yard at Jamela village under the Bolobedu policing area.
The incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon, 10 January 2024.
The police spokesperson Colonel Malesela Ledwaba says the Police received a complaint from the clinic at about 14:00, where three children were brought by their parents in critical condition after they were discovered lying unconscious inside a parked sedan motor vehicle.
Upon arrival, they found that the two children aged two and six, both girls were already certified dead. The third child(boy) aged three passed on today, on Thursday 11.
Colonel Malesela says that according to the information available at this stage, the two children, a three-year-old boy and his six-year-old sister went to play next door with the two-year-old girl and while playing, they got inside a parked vehicle with all the windows closed.
They were later discovered unconscious by a younger relative who alerted the elders. The three children were then rushed to the local clinic.
Two were declared dead on arrival, the third one, a 3-year-old boy was transferred to Kgapane Hospital and later to Mankweng where he was admitted and later pronounced dead.
Ledwaba says the police are still investigating the circumstances surrounding the tragic incident.
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