Cape Town – Two siblings reportedly died on Sunday morning after they became entrapped in a stationary family vehicle that caught fire in Harding, southern KwaZulu-Natal.
According to The Witness, attempts to rescue the two children – Melokuhle, 5, and Hlelolwenkosi, 7 – were unsuccessful, as the doors could not open.
The cause of the fire remained unknown.
A statement from KwaZulu-Natal social development MEC, Nonhlanhla Khoza, said a team of social development had since been dispatched to give physical support and assistance to the bereaved family.
“We have seen a number of vulnerable children die so horribly in the province. We want to plead with our communities to ensure that they don’t keep these old vehicles in their yards to avoid these recurring incidents,” Times Lives quoted Khoza as saying.
Police were yet to shed more light on the incident.
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