S. A: FOUR PEOPLE HAVE DIED AFTER A CAR WAS SWEPT AWAY AT AN OVERFLOWING BRIDGE IN THE MAKOTOPONG RIVER NEAR SEBAYENG.(PHOTO).

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 Four people have died after a car was swept away at an overflowing bridge in the Makotopong River near Sebayeng. Police recovered the bodies after a blue Renault Kwid carrying five occupants was pulled into the river during heavy water flow on Sunday morning, 8 March 2026. One passenger escaped from the vehicle and alerted police and emergency services. Police say the car was travelling along the Madiga–Makotopong gravel road when it overturned at the flooded bridge and was dragged into the river. The Provincial Search and Rescue team recovered the first body on Sunday. The victim was identified as Lebapa Petrus Mochitele, 27, from Madiga Village. EMS personnel declared him dead at the scene. Search operations resumed on Monday with the SAPS Water Wing Unit, EMS Search and Rescue, the Fire and Rescue Department, and an EMS helicopter. Teams located the submerged vehicle and recovered three more bodies. The victims were identified as Seobi Dikgale, 33, Betty Makokoane, 22, and Shel...

A DRIVER OF TRANSPORT COMPANY OF ANAMBRA STATE ''TRACAS'' BLED TO DEATH TODAY WHILE DRIVING.{PHOTOS}.

Image may contain: one or more people and people sitting                                                According to the passengers, they were travelling from Ekwulobia to UNIZIK temporary site, Awka when the unfortunate incident occured.
The driver was said to look very healthy, lively and communicating with the passengers but when they got to By-Pass junction, along Enugu Agidi Rd, Amawbia, the said driver started bleeding from the mouth and nose with white mucous and foam coming out of his mouth which was eventually followed by blood.
With the help of the passenger in the front seat, the bus was put to a halt. The driver whose name could not be ascertained in press time bled for few a mins and died immediately. His entire body and cheeks was said to have shrunk immediately after his death. The startled passengers scurried out of the bus via any possible means (some from the windows and other from the boot of the bus).
"He was indeed a jovial man. He quarreled with some of us because of change. We exchanged words with him after which he diverted the quarrel to making jokes. He looked healthy. We never expected something like this", one of the passengers narrated at the scene of the incident.Some onlookers at the scene of the incident rumored that it was due to food poisoning, but the cause of his death is yet to be ascertained.Sympathizers were seen around the bus in shock with some crying at the scene!.More photos below.
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