Mpumalanga community safety, security and liaison department spokesperson, Joseph Mabuza, has been killed in an accident.
The department’s communication division says the accident happened on Sunday afternoon when his motorbike collided with a bakkie on the N4 toll road.
Spokesperson, Moeti Mmusi says Mabuza was travelling from a work assignment.
Mmusi says the driver of the bakkie fled the scene after the accident, and police are investigating a case of culpable homicide.