Soccer Star Expected In Court Today After Accident Claimed Young Life

A well-known soccer player is expected to appear in the Tembisa Magistrates Court in the Ekurhuleni Metro today, following a collision between his vehicle and another car.

A nine-year-old child died in the crash which happened yesterday.

Ekurhuleni Metro Police spokesperson Constable Thabiso Makgatho says the footballers car crashed into the other vehicle in which a woman, a 13-year-old and the deceased child were travelling.

Following the crash, the soccer player allegedly fled the scene but later handed himself over to police.

Makgatho says police have opened a case of culpable homicide, reckless and negligent driving as well as fleeing the scene of the crash.