by Thinus Ferreira
The Getroud met Rugby actor Runaldo Leighton Hendricks died in a car accident on Saturday. He was 27.
Netwerk24 first reported that the actor, who has appeared in the role of Stryders rugby player Zappa Hendricks on the weekday soap on kykNET (DStv 144) since the start of 2016, was killed in a car accident on Saturday morning.
On social media, the Getroud met Rugby show on Twitter said it "confirms the sad news that Runaldo Hendricks, the character Zappa in GMR, passed away this morning. We're thinking of his family. Rest in peace, Runaldo".
Runaldo Hendricks was apparently driving a friend's bakkie when he was killed in a car accident.
Michelle
Nortje, Overberg Productions publicist, told TVwithThinus on Saturday that "Getroud met Rugby can confirm that Runaldo Hendricks passed away in a car
accident this morning".
"Further details have not yet been confirmed. For us as
Getroud met Rugby it's very sad to hear about his passing and our thoughts are
with his family, friends and loved ones."
Adriaan Marais who plays Buks Marais in the Overberg Productions show, on his Facebook page posted a message in Afrikaans and said "Ai Runaldo Leighton Hendricks, rest softly my dear friend. It was an absolute honour to have known you and to have worked with you and to have called you a friend".
"You'll be sorely missed. To you and your families, my prayers go out to you all, We are broken together with all of you. A lot of light and love to you all. Rest softly with our Heavenly Father, my friend".
In February kykNET announced that it has cancelled Getroud met Rugby with filming of the final season that will start in July and with the last episode which will be shown on 30 September.
