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\u2019n Man het Dinsdagoggend omstreeks 10:35 op die treinspoor agter die Masipathisane-laerskool in Witteklip, Vredenburg, voor \u2019n trein beland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Matthew Dawid Nero (34) van Rooihalsstraat se lyk is net n\u00e1 die voorval reg langs die treinspoor agter die skool gekry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Die treinspoor loop tussen Witteklip en die George Kerridge-woonbuurt deur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Die oorledene het op sy maag gel\u00ea en het wat lyk na werksklere en \u2019n grys mus aangehad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sy kleinerige postuur het omstanders aanvanklik laat bespiegel dat dit \u2019n kind is wat in die ongeluk omgekom het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Polisielede het vinnig die toneel met geel lint afgesper voordat lede van die forensiese eenheid dit vir bewysstukke begin fynkam het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Transnet-personeel het gehelp om die toneel te bewaak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Die departement van arbeid is ook na die toneel laat kom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Matthew Nero<\/div>\n
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Die betrokke trein het agter die Marais-nywerheidsgebied tot stilstand gekom. Die masjinis wou nie oor die voorval met Weslander<\/em> praat nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Die Vredenburg-polisie ondersoek \u2019n saak van strafbare manslag, want volgens kapt. Tania Helfrich, \u2019n woordvoerder vir die Weskus-polisie, lyk dit gewis asof Nero deur die trein getref is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Die rede waarom Nero by die treinspoor was en die presiese omstandighede van sy dood is van die kwessies wat die polisie nou ondersoek. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Volgens Lipuo Lebakeng, \u2019n woordvoerder van Transnet Freight Rail, het Transnet se veiligheidspan net \u2019n maand gelede \u2019n praatjie by die betrokke skool gelewer oor die veilige oorgaan van \u2019n spoorlyn. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Transnet doen dit landwyd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Die volgende sessie vind juis vandag (Donderdag 8 Augustus) plaas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Transnet het vroe\u00ebr betonpilare met versperrings al langs die spoorlyn opgerig om die gemeenskap te oorreed om eerder die veilige oorgang by die Suidelike-deurweg te gebruik.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dit is egter stuk-vir-stuk weggedra, met net kaal sementpilare wat agtergebly het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Transnet se amptelike kommentaar oor Dinsdag se voorval waarin Nero dood is, is nie betyds voordat die koerant drukkers toe is, ontvang nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nero se gesin en familie het ook nie betyds op navrae gereageer nie.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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