Times Of Swaziland: SA DEEJAY VISITING SD KILLED IN MONENI CRASH

SA DEEJAY VISITING SD KILLED IN MONENI CRASH
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BY JABULISA DLAMINI on 23/06/2017 08:29:00


MANZINI – Visiting his other home in Swaziland, where his family owns a farm
cost a well-known socialite and South African DJ his life last week.
Bronwen Thompson was a passenger in a Toyota sedan when a South African
registered truck driven by one Sifiso Gideon Gumbi (34) of KwaZulu-Natal
immediately swerved onto the right lane, facing oncoming traffic and crashed
into the Toyota at Moneni, near the TB Hospital.
Residents of Moneni who came running to the scene immediately called the police,
who had difficulty taking out Thompson from the wrecked Toyota, together with
the driver, Isaac Matsebula as they had been trapped inside.
Information gathered from the Royal Swaziland Police (RSP) is that the truck
driver allegedly drove negligently along the MR3 public road and instead of
diverting to his left side, where there was a forest, he swerved to the right,
killing Thompson on the spot.
Before the police arrived at the scene, it was gathe
red that the truck, a HINO registered NT 51442, which had been pulling a
trailer, NT 51884 started developing brake failure when the driver got to
Moneni.
he told the police that in a bid to avoid a major accident, he opted to swerve
to the right lane, facing oncoming traffic, thus causing the accident.
The South African truck driver was on Sunday denied bail by the court as it was
feared he would return to his home country and evade trial.
Thompson sustained serious injuries all over the body and was certified dead
upon arrival at the Raleigh Fitkin memorial (RFM) Hospital.
Meanwhile, Matsebula suffered serious injuries on the head and fractures on both
legs and arms, and was admitted to the said hospital.
When traffic police officers inspected the truck, it was discovered that it was
unroadworthy.
The truck had two smooth tyres, defective hand and foot brakes, torn seats and a
cracked windscreen.
A member of the Thompson family in Johannesburg confirmed the sad news and said
the family would comment at a later stage.