Mom who lost two children in Vanderbijlpark scholar transport crash says nothing will bring her family peace

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A mother who lost two of her children in a scholar transport crash in Vanderbijlpark said no arrest or court process could ever bring her family peace.

The collision between a minibus taxi and a side tipper truck claimed the lives of 13 learners, with several others seriously injured.

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Police have opened a case of culpable homicide, with both drivers under investigation as forensic and mechanical probes continue.

At the cordoned-off scene, the mother stood numb, her grief raw and uncontainable, describing a home now silent, school uniforms that will never be worn again, and a life forever split into before and after.

She said justice, arrests or courtroom answers mean little when two of her children left for school and never came back.

“Both of my children, yoh… Lord God, what have I done to you? What have I done to you? Take me and leave my children - please return them.”

Police said four learners remain in hospital in serious condition, while post-mortem examinations are underway.

For this family and many others, it’s now about surviving a loss that arrived without warning.