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The Arrive Alive Website received an email from a concerned road user about a horrific accident on the N17 which did not receive much media attention. We would like to share the question and response:
“My vraag is dat daar Sondag aand so tussen 20H30 en 21H00 ‘n groot ongeluk was op die N17 maar ek sien niks daarvan op enige internet web bladsy of in enige koerant nie?? Daar was glo 3 voertuie betrokke en ‘n hele gesin van Secunda is uitgewis, sien onderstaande boodskap wat in Sasol versprei is. Dit het glo gebeur baie naby aan Leslie op pad na Evander se kant toe waar hulle besig is om die nuwe tol hek tans te bou. Onbevesitgde berigte beweer dat daar selfs meer mense as net die gesin gesterf het in die ongeluk, weet jy dalk iets daarvan af?
It is with great sadness to inform all that Rajendhran Govender, his wife Kershnee and two children Dilan (9yrs) and Cheyara (4 yrs) were all killed in a car accident on the N17 last night, 20 February 2011.
Rajen was a Group leader on Chemical Work-Up East. He has been with Sasol Solvents for 12 years .He started his career at Solvents as a process controller and promoted to Group leader position. Rajen was a hard worker, a true leader who was interested in the growth and development of his team .
Our heartfelt prayers and condolences towards the Govender family.”
We referred this to our Emergency Medical Response Partner ER24 and received a reply:
“There was a major accident in the area and we have the incident on our records. Details captured on the system indicate that seven people died in this accident.
The Traffic Investigation Services handled the incident and we handed all our information over to them. Due to the nature of the incident they investigating unit would have passed it on to their Communications Unit to release the info for public distribution.
It is not clear what happened on the scene, but the road was closed for several hours.”
Tags: ER24N17 Sunday accident
Die ongeluk op N17 op 20 Feb 2011 tussen 20h30 en 21h00 was 2 van ons spesiale vriende. My vriendin is een van die oorledenes en haar man is tans in die N17 opgeneem. Ek wil vra as enige iemand dalk my vriendin se voeltjie wat saam haar in die ongeluk was het of weet waar hy is , hom kan terug besorg. Die voeltjie beteken baie vir haar kinders aangesien dit hulle ma se beste troetel vriendtjie was. Sy’t altyd met die voeltjie gesels. Asb mense laat weet as julle iets weet.
Baie jammer om te hoor van julle groot verlies. Ek is die persoon wat navraag gedoen het oor die ongeluk en wat die brief laat plaas het. Daai gesin was van Secunda en die man het hier by Sasol gewerk. Wat se tipe voël was dit en was hy in ‘n hok / koutjie gewees? Hoekom ek vra is omrede ek vandag na die voertuie toe gaan (ek wil fotos neem van die voertuig waarin gesin van Secunda gery het) Ek sal dan uitvind by insleep diens wat redelik vinnig op toneel was of hulle weet van die voëltjie. Ek moet egter vir jou sê dat ek gister net vinnig by voertuie was en dat beide voertuie heeltemal verwoes is. Kontak my asb by kobus.naude@telkomsa.net of na 12H00 by 083 654 1092. Stuur asb vir my jou kontak besonderhede.