An investigation is underway to confirm the circumstances of a police van that crashed in Delft, in which an 11-year-old girl died, over the weekend.
The child, identified as Namhla Nondala, is said to have
been with two other children in Sandlehout Street when they were allegedly
struck by a marked police vehicle.
PICTURED: Namhla NondalaThe two children, both aged 10, were taken to a nearby
medical facility, while Namhla was declared dead on the scene.
Police watchdog, Independent Police Investigative Directorate
(IPID), says the officers are said to have been en route to respond to a
complaint in the area when they swerved away from an oncoming taxi, crashing
into the wendy house where the children were.
“It alleged that on 4/10/2025 at around 18h30, three SAPS
members from Delft SAPS were driving a marked police vehicle on route to attend
a complaint of murder in progress. When the members were driving down
Sandlehout Street, a taxi allegedly came in the opposite direction, toward the
police vehicle. The driver of the police vehicle allegedly swerved out of the
way of the taxi and drove into a wendy house in the same street, and into three
children” said Phaladi Shuping, IPID spokesperson.
Subsequently, the
officers in the vehicle were allegedly attacked by residents, and their vehicle
was torched.
“IPID took control of the crime scene after the situation
was normalised and the community calmed down,” said Shuping.
IPID says it is investigating a case of culpable homicide
and reckless and negligent driving
Namhla’s grandmother has told GroundUP that she and the
other children were apparently making their way to the shop at the time of the
incident.
Done by: Mitchum George
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