RIP | Mother dies days after son, 6, killed in horror crash

A Stellenbosch mother has died in hospital five days after a crash that claimed the life of her six-year-old son on Helshoogte Pass in the Western Cape.

Gaynor Adams, 38, died at Tygerberg Hospital on Tuesday, 27 October, after sustaining critical injuries in the collision.

Her son, Berto-Lee Adams, a Grade R learner at St Idas Primary School, died at the scene on Thursday, 22 October.

The mother and son were travelling from Kylemore towards Idas Valley when their vehicle collided with another car.

What happened on Helshoogte Pass?

According to a report, Stellenbosch municipal spokesperson Stuart Grobbelaar said a white sedan travelling towards Stellenbosch lost control and collided with a silver Toyota.

Emergency personnel attended to Adams at the scene before transporting her to hospital.

Paramedics found Berto-Lee near the vehicle and declared him dead.

The occupants of the second vehicle escaped injury.

School mourns mother and son

St Idas Primary School confirmed Adams’ death in a social media statement on Tuesday.

Staff expressed their shock at losing both mother and son within days of each other.

The school extended its condolences to the Adams family and their loved ones.

Speelkring Pre-Primary, where Berto-Lee attended an after-school programme, also paid tribute to the pair.

The school said it was still struggling to come to terms with the young boy’s death when it learnt that his mother had also died.

Police investigate fatal crash

Western Cape police spokesperson Constable Ndahke Gwala confirmed that Cloetesville police registered a culpable homicide case following the collision.

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the crash.