IPID Probes Police Vehicle & Delivery Scooter Crash in Bellville

IPID Investigations Backlogged with Nearly 15,000 Open Cases

South Africa’s Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) is facing a massive national backlog of misconduct investigations, with a staggering 14,907 cases still open as of 31 May 2025. This was revealed in a written parliamentary reply from the Minister of Police, Senzo Mchunu, in response to a question from Democratic Alliance MP Lisa Schickerling. The figures, broken down by province and category, paint a grim picture of delayed just…

IPID probes police vehicle & delivery scooter crash in Bellville

Western Cape South African Police Service (SAPS) have confirmed that the police watchdog, Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID), is investigating a fatal crash between a delivery vehicle and a police vehicle.   The fatal incident occurred on Voortrekker Road in Bellville on Monday, when a delivery driver riding a scooter was struck by a marked SAPS vehicle.   “The circumstances surrounding this incident are now the subject of an in…