Dagga and alcohol were allegedly found in a car suspected to belong to a soccer star who fled an accident scene after a crash. A nine-year-old child was killed in the crash while a 13-year old was rushed to hospital with serious injuries. Spokesperson for Ekurhuleni metro police Thabiso Makgato said the incident happened on Wednesday morning on Andrew Mapheto Road, Tembisa.

A car crash in Ekurhuleni has claimed one child's life and left another seriously injured.

A soccer player who allegedly fled the scene of a deadly accident in Thembisa on Wednesday morning has handed himself in to police.

Sekhukhune United player Shaune Mogaila has handed himself over to the police after fleeing the scene of a fatal crash that claimed the life of a nine-year-old girl in Tembisa on Wednesday morning. Ekurhuleni metro police spokesperson Thabiso Makgato confirmed that the 29-year-old, who only sustained a small bruise on the forehead, handed himself to the Rabie Ridge police station on Wednesday afternoon.