Stellenbosch mother dies after son killed in crash
Gaynor Adams, 38, died in hospital five days after her six-year-old son died at the scene of a crash on Helshoogte Pass.
A Stellenbosch mother, Gaynor Adams, 38, died in Tygerberg Hospital on Tuesday, October 27, after sustaining critical injuries in a crash five days earlier. Her six-year-old son, Berto-Lee Adams, died at the scene of the collision on Helshoogte Pass on Thursday, October 22. The mother and son were travelling from Kylemore towards Idas Valley when their vehicle collided with another car.
Stellenbosch municipal spokesperson Stuart Grobbelaar stated that a white sedan travelling towards Stellenbosch lost control and collided with a silver Toyota. Emergency personnel attended to Gaynor Adams at the scene before transporting her to hospital, while paramedics found Berto-Lee near the vehicle and declared him dead. The occupants of the second vehicle were not injured.
Cloetesville police have registered a culpable homicide case and are investigating the circumstances surrounding the fatal crash. St Idas Primary School, where Berto-Lee was a learner, and Speelkring Pre-Primary, where he attended an after-school programme, have both expressed shock and extended condolences to the family.
Why it mattersA mother and her six-year-old son have died following a car crash in the Western Cape, with police investigating the incident.