Vyfhoek Primary School

Police in North West are investigating a case of culpable homicide after five children were killed by a runaway truck.

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Five Vyfhoek Primary School children were killed when a truck lost control and crashed through the school fence in Potchefstroom in the North West province.

When emergency services arrived on the scene, the fire had spread to other cars. An additional accident took place on the N3 north while the emergency services attended to the scene. Five cars, two trucks, two taxis and a bakkie were involved in a multi-car crash on the highway. Losing five pupils in this manner is not easy to accept, as a parent and as a caretaker to the pupils. [education](https://briefly.co.za/tag/education-latest-news/) in the North West confirmed the death toll on Friday. [News24](https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/breaking-news-live-all-the-latest-news-alerts-from-across-south-africa-with-news24-20220601) reported that a truck that was travelling along the N12 veered off the road when the driver could not control the vehicle and ploughed into the Potchefstroom school.

The North West department of education on Friday confirmed five pupils from the Vyfhoek Primary School died after a truck ploughed into their school in ...

North West education MEC Mmaphefo Matsemela said: “This is the most devastating news to share. Another pupil died in an ambulance at the scene while paramedics were attending to her injuries.” It capsized after a front tyre burst and the driver lost control of the vehicle,” said department spokesperson Elias Malindi.

Two more learners have lost their lives in the Vyfhoek truck disaster, bringing the total number of fatalities to seven, the North West Department of.

[According to](https://tdpelmedia.com/news) Vyfhoek Primary School, the students were waiting to be picked up by their scholar transport. The death toll from the incident now stands at seven with the demise of another two students. The provincial police are reportedly investigating a case of culpable homicide.

The truck went through the school fence, hitting four pupils and killing them on the spot.

North West education MEC Mmaphefo Matsemela said: “This is the most devastating news to share. Another pupil died in an ambulance at the scene while paramedics were attending to her injuries.” "The mini truck is reported to have been traveling from Potchefstroom towards Johannesburg.