Tragic story with Oranjemund Connections

[sigmund storm]

//http://www.dieburger.com/Suid-Afrika/Nuus/Oud-Bok-Wiese-se-broerskind-op-slag-dood-20110216

[Michael Alexander]

Thanks Sigmund, Sad Tale indeed, wish the family sterkte at this time...

"Johannesburg - Die oud-Springbok-rugbyspeler Kobus Wiese se broerskind is dood en sy broer ernstig beseer toe 'n band van hul motor Sondagmiddag op pad van Dullstroom na Johannesburg gebars en die motor omgeslaan het.

Campbell Wiese (5) is uit die Toyota Fortuner geslinger en op slag dood.

"Sy liggaam is sowat 5m van die motorwrak gekry," het mnr. Christiaan Scholtz, 'n familievriend, gesê.

Campbell se pa, mnr. Cornell Wiese (40), is met ernstige beserings in die Muelmed Medi-Clinic in Pretoria opgeneem.

Groot kommer bestaan dat hy moontlik verlam sal wees.

"Hy het sy rugwerwels gebreek, maar dit is eergister in 'n operasie herstel," het die oud-Springbok gister gesê.

"Daar is ook kneusings aan sy rugmurg en geweldige swelling aan sy rug en nek.

"Die dokters is baie bekommerd. Hy sukkel om sy bene te beweeg, maar dit kan as gevolg van drukking wees. Ons bid aanhoudend."

Cornell het ook sy wangbeen en kakebeen gebreek en kwaai harsingskudding opgedoen.

"Hy weet ook nog nie van sy seun se dood nie en familie vrees dit sal sy gesondheid negatief beïnvloed as hulle hom nou daarvan vertel."

Kobus het gemeen dit sal 'n "dubbele slag vir my boetie" wees as hulle hom nou moet vertel. Hy het gesê sy ouers was gister van die Kaap na Pretoria onderweg om Cornell by te staan.)Campbell se begrafnisdiens is op 22 Februarie om 10:00 uit die Mosaïek-kerk in Johannesburg."

[Cherry (Alcock)]

Not good news - here's an English link

http://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/Tragedy-hits-ex-Boks-family-20110216

Tragedy hits ex-Bok's family

Pretoria – The nephew of former Springbok rugby player, Kobus Wiese, has died, and his brother has been seriously injured after a tyre burst on their car and it overturned.

The accident happened on Sunday afternoon as they travelled from Dullstroom to Johannesburg.

Campbell Wiese, 5, was thrown from the Toyota Fortuner and was declared dead at the scene.

"His body was found about five metres from the car wreck," said former Springbok Christiaan Scholtz, a family friend.

Campbell's father, Cornel Wiese, 40, was admitted to the Muelmed Hospital in Pretoria with serious injuries and there is a concern he may be paralysed.

"He broke vertebrae in his back, and was operated on, on Sunday."

"There is also bruising to his spinal cord and extensive swelling to his back and neck".