Update

GEORGE NEWS - Blaine Vosloo (30), who faces two counts of culpable homicide following the Outeniqua Pass collision that claimed two women’s lives, was granted R10 000 bail in the George Magistrate’s Court today, Monday 9 November.

His bail conditions require him to surrender his driving licence and prohibit him from driving a motor vehicle while the criminal matter is pending. He may also not enter a liquor store.

The blood test results were still outstanding at the time of the proceedings.

Vosloo was arrested on the scene on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol after a Chrysler Crossfire and an Isuzu bakkie collided near the Blanco turn-off on Sunday 1 November.

Marie van Zyl (72) and Leona Ronetta Jacobsohn (68), both from Waboomskraal, died following the collision. Van Zyl died on Sunday and Jacobsohn succumbed to her injuries in hospital the following afternoon.

Memorial services for the two women were held at the DR Church Herold yesterday, Sunday 8 November, led by Rev Gert Nothnagel.

Jacobsohn’s son, Leslie Boyder (51), who survived the collision, previously told George Herald that the women had been close friends. The three had been travelling to George to buy some dog food when the collision occurred.

The collision’s circumstances remain under investigation. Vosloo will be back in court on 18 January 2027. 

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