BY Obakeng Maje

RUSTENBURG– On Sunday, 20 May 2012,  at about 16:00, a truck driver drove up the Waterberg extension of Helen Joseph road and came down a steep embankment, at the Waterfall Mall-crossing, near the KFC.

The brakes of the truck allegedly failed and the truck drove over a white Golf GTi and collided with a silver Toyota Hi-Lux LDV.

The driver of the Golf, which are 19-year-old Mr Carlo Engelbrecht were seriously injured and admitted to hospital in ICU. His brother, 15-year-old Luan Engelbrecht died at the scene.

The driver of the Toyota Hi-Lux was also injured and taken to hospital for medical treatment.

“The driver of the truck was allegedly transported from the scene by an ambulance to hospital and disappeared before the Police could arrive at the hospital” Brigadier Thulane Ngubane said.

Police are working around the clock to trace the suspect. A Culpable homicide case is being investigated by Police.