Prisoners about to start serving 15-year terms among those involved in deadly M1 crash

Officials confirm that one police officer and four of the eight prisoners died in the crash on the M1 near Melrose in Johannesburg

24 October 2023 - 22:13

The National Prosecuting Authority has shed light on some of the prisoners who were at the back of a police van involved in a horrific accident on the M1 south in Johannesburg on Monday...

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