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Reports: Chilli M struggling with daughter's death

Johannesburg- Ukhozi FM DJ, Chilli M is still in shock after tragically losing his one-year-old daughter in a car accident two weeks ago. 

The radio personality has opened up about the pain of watching his child die in his arms, which is something that will stay with him for the rest of his life. 

The radio presenter and his family were travelling back from a holiday, when the driver of the car his wife, son and Nkanyezi were travelling in lost control, while trying to avoid crashing into another car. (Read that story here)

The car accident occurred near Haartbeespoort Dam in the North West. 

Chilli M, who laid his little princess to rest over the weekend, told Daily Sun that this is something he wouldn't wish upon his worst enemy. 

"My wife and son were also seriously injured - my son didn't write his final exams. I can't explain the way I feel. What happened to me is something I would never wish on my worst enemy," a distraught Chilli M told the paper. 

Chilli M says the pain he feels is "unbearable." 

"When the car stopped, Nkanyezi was thrown out and landed on the pavement. When I picked her up she was severely injured and died in my arms," Chilli M told the paper. 

The radio presenter also reportedly asked listeners to give him some time as he deals with this loss, and thanked everyone for their support during this time. 

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