Vanderbijlpark crash: Classmates pay tribute to crash victims

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Mongezi Koko

Mongezi Koko

26 January 2026 | 9:16

The pupils were killed while on their way to school when the minibus taxi they were travelling in collided with a side-tipper truck.

Vanderbijlpark crash: Classmates pay tribute to crash victims

A joint funeral service was held on Sunday, 25 January 2025, for some of the victims of the Vanderbijlpark car crash. Picture: Sphamandla Dlamini/EWN

Friends and fellow pupils have paid moving tributes to the 14 pupils who lost their lives in last week’s tragic Vanderbijlpark scholar transport crash.

The pupils were killed while on their way to school when the minibus taxi they were travelling in collided with a side-tipper truck.

The crash has since sparked national concern over scholar transport safety.

Thato Moetji, Ofentse Vinger and Bokamoso Mokhobo were remembered at a funeral service in Sebokeng on Sunday. 

Classmates in attendance described the trio as promising youngsters.

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