By Obakeng Maje

Sun City-Five people died and other seven critically injured after were ran over by a light motor vehicle North West police said.

Police arrested a 35 year-old lawyer after he allegedly killed five people in Sun City near Rustenburg.

“Police were called to the scene after a lawyer from Johannesburg killed five and injured seven in Lidig street in Sun City” Brigadier Thulani Ngubane said.

According to police a suspect was allegedly driving his BMW X6 at a high speed and plunged to twelve people leaving five dead and seven critically injured” he said.

Paulos Lefakane,23 Tumelo Lekoba,20 Thabo Dipoe,25 Joyce Yende and Solomon Mokgosi were killed in an accident.

Injured victims were rushed to Moses Kotane hospital for medical attention. 

“A lawyer was arrested and charged with culpable homicide and drunk and driving . Police outlined that the driver was allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol” Ngubane said.

He will appear briefly in court at Mogwase on Tuesday.

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