{"id":266483,"date":"2025-08-14T12:03:51","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T10:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/?p=266483"},"modified":"2025-08-14T12:03:53","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T10:03:53","slug":"crash-claims-one-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/crash-claims-one-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Crash claims one life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"266484\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/crash-claims-one-life\/blaauwklippenacciden_32136\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Blaauwklippenacciden_32136.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Blaauwklippenacciden_32136\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Blaauwklippenacciden_32136-1024x1024.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Blaauwklippenacciden_32136-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-266484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Blaauwklippenacciden_32136-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Blaauwklippenacciden_32136-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Blaauwklippenacciden_32136-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Blaauwklippenacciden_32136-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Blaauwklippenacciden_32136.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Stellenbosch police are investigating a case of culpable homicide after a woman died and a man was injured in an accident on Blaauwklippen Road last Thursday (8 August). According to police they attended the scene around 04:00, when paramedics were already on the scene where a white BMW had crashed. An unknown woman was declared dead on the scene by ER24 personnel. The male driver was taken to Mediclinic Stellenbosch for medical treatment. 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