Cape Town – Mpumalanga police are investigating after two male bodies were found floating in a mine pit filled with water.
In a statement, police said a truck accident had led to the discovery on Wednesday morning.
According to Mpumalanga police spokesperson Colonel Donald Mdhlul, a truck driver lost control of the vehicle and plunged into the mine pit at Glencore mine, near Ogies.
He said that the police and emergency services were called to the scene.
“While police were still busy with the investigation, collecting some clues on the scene, they (police) came across a gruesome discovery of two male bodies floating in the mine pit.
A truck accident has led to the mysterious recovery of two bodies floating in a mine pit filled with water. The discovery came after the truck driver lost control of his truck in Glencore mine near Ogies this morning pic.twitter.com/fOSvAcLGcK
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“The truck driver, who was alone during the accident, was transported to the hospital while police continued with the probe on the recovered bodies, which are yet to be identified. The bodies will be taken for post-mortems to determine the cause of death, whilst their next of kin are traced,” Mdhluli said.
Mpumalanga police commissioner Lieutenant-General Semakaleng Daphney Manamela said a team of investigators had since been assigned to the case.
Anyone with information regarding the two bodies can call the Crime Stop number at 08600 10111, or send information via My SAPS App.
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