Klerksdorp- Two pedestrians were injured following an accident at the intersection of Voortrekker Street and Church Street in Klerksdorp this morning after 11h00.

Netcare 911 paramedics arrived at the scene and found that two pedestrians were in a serious condition after they were knocked over by a minibus that turned at the intersection.

The two seriously injured patients were treated on scene and transported to hospital for further medical care.

“Exact detail surrounding the cause of the accident and preceding events will remain the subject of a police investigation” Netcare 911 spokesperson Santi Steinmann said.
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Two pedestrians were injured following an accident at the intersection of Voortrekker Street and Church Street in Klerksdorp this morning after 11h00.

Netcare 911 paramedics arrived at the scene and found that two pedestrians were in a serious condition after they were knocked over by a minibus that turned at the intersection.

The two seriously injured patients were treated on scene and transported to hospital for further medical care.

Exact detail surrounding the cause of the accident and preceding events will remain the subject of a police investigation.

Idaho – A two-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed his mother on Tuesday at a Walmart store in Idaho after taking a gun from her purse.

Police identified the victim as Veronica Rutledge of Blackfoot, Idaho. The shooting took place in the store in Hayden, Idaho, where she was shopping with her children and other family members.

“Once on scene, deputies found a 29-year-old victim was deceased from an apparent gunshot wound,” Kootenai County Sheriff Ben Wolfinger said in a statement.

“Her son was seated in the shopping cart and accessed the victim’s concealed weapon from her purse and discharged it, striking the victim,” he added, noting that the shooting appeared to be accidental.

Rutledge, who was spending the holidays in the area, had a concealed weapons permit, the sheriff’s office confirmed.

Sheriff’s lieutenant Stu Miller told local television KHQ that in “instances like this, you know I’m a big proponent of a concealed weapon for your own safety. However, you have to be responsible. Unfortunately, in this case, that just wasn’t,” Miller told the station.

“A very sad incident occurred at our store today involving the death of a female customer,” the local Walmart said in a statement.

“We are fully cooperating with the Kootenai County Sheriff’s deputies as they investigate this matter.”

KREM television reported that Rutledge was in the store with three other children, which police did not immediately confirm.

The fatal shooting took place in the electronics section of the store, KXLY television reported.

Authorities sent psychologists to help employees needing assistance, it added. The store, which was evacuated, will be closed on Wednesday.

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Johannesburg – Three men were critically injured when they allegedly jumped from the seventh floor of a building in Johannesburg on Tuesday, emergency services said.

Spokesperson Robert Mulaudzi said they suffered head and spinal injuries.

“It is alleged that they were running away from police, who were raiding the building.”

They were taken to Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital.

The trio allegedly jumped from a building on the corner of Nugget and Jeppe streets in central Johannesburg.

Mulaudzi said this was the fifth incident in which people had jumped from high buildings in Johannesburg this year.

Last month a man died after he jumped from a building in Yeoville.

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Mahikeng – A man arrested for allegedly stabbing a teenager to death appeared in the Itsoseng Magistrate’s Court, North West police said on Tuesday.

Bojosi Mokaleng, 19, appeared in court on Monday and his case was postponed to 6 January for a formal bail application, Colonel Sabata Mokgwabone said.

He allegedly stabbed Thapelo Mogale, 14, in the back with a knife in Deelpan village, near Lichtenburg, on 24 December.

He was arrested with his 23-year-old brother but charges against the brother were withdrawn.

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Johannesburg – A man was arrested and two stolen vehicles were recovered at Soweto’s Jabulani hostel on Tuesday, police said.

Police spokesperson Kay Makhubela said the vehicles were found during a raid at the hostel.

A Mazda 323 was reported stolen in Newlands, Johannesburg.

A minibus taxi was reported stolen in Parys in the Free State, he said.

Another minibus taxi suspected of being stolen was also found at the hostel and impounded.

A man, 31, was arrested and expected to appear in the Protea Magistrate’s Court soon.

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