Soldier's estate is awarded

THE Northern Cape High Court (Kimberley division) has granted the deceased estate of an army official an 80 percent damages claim after he became a quadriplegic as a result of a road accident.

- BY CHEVON BOOYSEN

The Northern Cape's Department of Roads and Public Works, as the provincial department responsible for the care, maintenance, and upkeep of the R31 road between Koopmansfontein and Danielskuil on which the accident took place, will have to cough up the costs for the proven damages.