{"id":49187,"date":"2019-06-06T12:55:28","date_gmt":"2019-06-06T10:55:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/cradock-businessman-dies-in-motorcycle-accident-20190605\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T17:10:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T15:10:01","slug":"cradock-businessman-dies-in-motorcycle-accident-20190605","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/cradock-businessman-dies-in-motorcycle-accident-20190605\/","title":{"rendered":"Cradock businessman dies in motorcycle accident"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>IT was a great shock to many residents of Cradock when the news of Francesco Colarossi\u2019s tragic death, in an horrific motorbike accident last Sunday, spread through town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"left\" id=\"19c952d6\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fatty Colarossi. 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