KWAZULU-NATAL. – Timothy Simpson, a provincial inspector of the Road Traffic Inspectorate (RTI), died on Tuesday evening after a state vehicle in which he was on duty caught fire at approximately 20:00 on the N2 near Park Rynie. The vehicle was completely engulfed in flames and Simpson perished in the vehicle.
A specialised RTI team is working with police to investigate the circumstances of his death. Siboniso Duma, KwaZulu-Natal MEC for transport and human settlements, says a forensic and mechanical investigation is being conducted to determine what caused the fire. An RTI team has been sent to Simpson's family, while Zibusiso Dlamini, head of department and senior management, will meet with the RTI team at Park Rynie today and visit the family.
According to Duma, Simpson was a disciplined and hardworking official who was commended for his service and received several awards.
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
