South African singer Lebo Mathosa died in an accident east of Johannesburg in the early hours on Monday, her manager Linzy Cowley said.
"Unfortunately, Lebo was killed in a car accident in the early hours of this morning," she told Sapa.
"We send our condolences to her family and friends."
Mathosa's driver apparently lost control of the Toyota Prado they were travelling in on the N3 highway on the East Rand.
The vehicle overturned between the Heidelberg Road off-ramp Grey Avenue in Germiston, Ekurhuleni metro police Kobeli Mokheseng said.
The cause of the accident was unknown. A case of culpable homicide was being investigated.
The rhythm and blues and Kwaito singer died at the scene. The driver suffered minor injuries, and was treated for shock.
Continues Below ↓
Cowley said she would meet the Mathosa family on Monday and a statement would be issued later.
Mathosa shot to fame in 1994 as a member of kwaito group Boom Shaka. She released her first solo album in 2000. - Sapa
Send a
tribute and it will appear as a comment on the Inside IOL blog.
|
StumbleUpon
Reddit
Digg
Delicious
Newsvine
Facebook
muti
Twitter
