{"id":243507,"date":"2022-11-21T10:49:24","date_gmt":"2022-11-21T08:49:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/accident-claims-life-of-presidential-protection-unit-policeman\/"},"modified":"2022-11-21T10:49:24","modified_gmt":"2022-11-21T08:49:24","slug":"accident-claims-life-of-presidential-protection-unit-policeman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/accident-claims-life-of-presidential-protection-unit-policeman\/","title":{"rendered":"Accident claims life of Presidential Protection Unit policeman"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sanews.gov.za\/sites\/default\/files\/2012\/images\/newsstorytemplate\/202211\/policeline3.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>The management of the South African Police Service (SAPS) has expressed sadness at the death of one of its members who was killed in a motor vehicle accident in Middleburg, Mpumalanga, on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The policeman, attached to the Presidential Protection Unit, was in a vehicle that was part of a motorcade ferrying Deputy President David Mabuza when the accident happened, said SAPS spokesperson, Colonel Athlenda Mathe.<\/p>\n<p>She said: \u201cThe SAPS confirms that at about 10:30 on Sunday, 20 November 2022, the Deputy President\u2019s motorcade was travelling between Mpumalanga and Gauteng when one of the back-up vehicles&#8217; tyre burst, causing the vehicle to roll over.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She said three members who were in the vehicle sustained serious injuries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of these members was declared dead at the scene while the other two were transported to a nearby hospital for urgent medical attention.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe SAPS Employee Health and Wellness (EHW) Unit has been dispatched to notify the families of the deceased member and the injured members,\u201d said Mathe.<\/p>\n<p>National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola, on behalf of the SAPS, sent his condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of the deceased member and also wished the injured members a speedy recovery.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA case of culpable homicide has been registered at the Middleburg Police Station,\u201d said Mathe. \u2013&nbsp;<strong>SAnews.gov.za&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The management of the South African Police Service (SAPS) has expressed sadness at the death of one of its members who was killed in a motor vehicle accident in Middleburg, Mpumalanga, on Sunday. 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