A traffic officer was run over and killed in a road crash in Rustenburg

The North West Department of Community Safety and Transport Management MEC Tsotso Tlhapi regrets an incident where a traffic officer was ran over to death by car in Rustenburg.

The officer was on duty with his colleagues when he tried to stop a bakkie that had reportedly run several stop signs on the Bophuthatswana street towards Meriting, near the R510 road.

According to the information, the Provincial Inspector (PI) Rendani Maluta tried to stop the vehicle that didn’t stop and hit him with front right fender and driver fled the scene.

Other officers chased the vehicle with the back-up of police and the suspect who was found drunk was arrested.

The incident happened around 10:00 on Tuesday, November 03, 2026.

MEC Tlhapi who visited the scene sends her heartfelt condolences to the Maluta family, friends and colleagues.

“It is regrettable that we have lost one of our own dedicated officer as a result of reckless and drunk driver. Now we are ending the year in…