South African footballer Richard Henyekane dies in car crash

South African footballer Richard Henyekane passed away in the early hours of yesterday morning Tuesday April 7th after the car he was traveling in got involved in fatal accident in Bethlehem, a town in central South Africa. There were four people in the car, only Richard died. He was 31 years old. 


Until his death, the footballer played for the country's national team, Bafana Bafana and was signed to Free State Stars before his passing.

Just about five months ago, Richard's younger brother Joseph Henyekane, also a professional footballer, passed away in December 2014. He was just 30 years old.