Tate Makgoe, MEC for Education in the Free State, was killed early on Sunday morning in a car accident.
Also killed in the crash was one of his bodyguards.
The accident involved a collision with two cows.
The late MEC’s spokesman, Sello Dithebe said: ‘On arrival they found a light motor vehicle that collided with two cows and three occupants were trapped inside it. They used the jaws of life to free the occupants and unfortunately, two were declared dead on the scene — MEC for education Tate Makgoe and one male protector.
‘The one male driver of the vehicle suffered moderate injuries and was transported to Winburg Hospital for stabilisation, for later transportation to Bloemfontein.’
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