Rosetta Briets, a mother that lost five of her children in the Boksburg truck explosion said it feels like she was living in a disturbing nightmare.
Briets lost five of her children on Saturday to a gas tanker explosion in Boksburg. Their names were given as Jes (25), Jamel (16), Sebastian, (14), Adrian, (14)-years-old and Gerrie (10).
“I am heartbroken, and I am taking it day by day. I’m living it day by day just to get through everything,” she mumbled between tears.
Briets she went to the scene of the incident after the blast and saw all her children lying on the grass, already dead.
She said her eldest daughter, Jamel, was quiet and liked to keep to herself.
“All three of her brothers were more lovable and always played with the other small ones.”
Briets said that she feels left alone in the world, as her husband passed away in 2021.
