Brendan and Melissa Perrott, along with their two children, Evelyn (5) and Colton (3), were killed in a traffic collision in South Africa on Nov. 3, 2019, according to family and friends. (Photo: GoFundMe)

By Canadian Press

TRAGIC CRASH

Sherwood Park family killed in African car crash

Nov 6, 2019 | 3:17 PM

EDMONTON- A Sherwood Park family has been killed in a car crash in southern Africa.

Relatives say Melissa and Brendan Perrott and their two children, Evelyn and Colton, died Sunday near Bulembu, Swaziland.

A local newspaper says five others also died in the crash.

The Perrotts were volunteering with Bulembu Ministries.

The non-profit group could not immediately be reached for comment, but its website says it provides care for 350 orphans and vulnerable children in Swaziland.

(CTV Edmonton)