Lesego Sefatsa, 7, and Phehello Motaung, 18, are among the 12 pupils who died in the horror crash in Vanderbijlpark on Monday. A family is reeling after losing two of their children in Monday’s horror crash in Vanderbijlpark that claimed the lives of 12 children. Lesego Sefatsa, 7, a Grade 2 learner at Oakwood Primary School, and Phehello Motaung, 18, a Grade 11 learner at El Shaddai Independent School, were travelling in the minibus taxi that crashed on the R533.
The driver, 22, is expected to appear in court on Thursday, facing charges of culpable homicide. Speaking to IOL News on Tuesday night, family spokesperson Nomthetheleli Dys from Sebokeng confirmed that two pupils from the household died in the crash. Dys said the family had been using the transport service since last year.
“They have been going to school with this transport since January 2025. This month marked one full year of using it,” she said.
