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Police mourn death of six officers killed in two separate crashes
By IOL Reporter
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Durban - Six police officers were killed in two separate crashes in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal whilst on duty.
Their deaths were mourned by National Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS), General Khehla John Sitole who conveyed his heartfelt condolences to the family, friends, relatives and colleagues of the officers.
In the first incident, in the Eastern Cape, four officers were travelling back home on Sunday from the Chris Hani District where they were part of a SAPS team that were deployed to the area to conduct crime prevention and awareness campaigns, national police spokesman, Brigadier Vishnu Naidoo said.