Mbali Dhlamini15 July 2024 | 13:47

Memorial service for 11 pupils who died in Carletonville crash to be held on Tuesday

The joint service will be held at the Grace Bible Church in the area on Tuesday.

Memorial service for 11 pupils who died in Carletonville crash to be held on Tuesday

Officials at the site of multi-car collision in the Kokosi-Wedela area in Merafong on 10 July 2024, in which 13 people were killed. Picture: Mongezi Koko/EWN

JOHANNESBURG - Preparations are underway for the memorial service of 11 pupils who died in a horror crash in Carletonville last week.

The joint service will be held at the Grace Bible Church in the area on Tuesday.

The children, along with their scholar transport driver, were killed when the minibus taxi they were travelling in was hit from behind by a bakkie.

The driver of the bakkie is under police surveillance while he recovers in hospital.

Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chilone will be attending the memorial service in support of the affected families.

"As you will recall, the tragic accident occurred in the Kokosi-Wedela area in Merafong, resulting in the loss of 11 learners and their driver," said spokesperson Steve Mabona.