At the intersection of Speke and Henry Street, a South African Police Force (SAPF) vehicle jumped the stop street and was subsequently hit by an oncoming car travelling along Henry Street.
At the intersection of Speke and Henry Street, a South African Police Force (SAPF) vehicle jumped the stop street and was subsequently hit by an oncoming car travelling along Henry Street.
According to an eyewitness, just after 1pm on Thursday a white Nissan bakkie belonging to the Detective Division of the SAPF sped up Speke Street and into Henry Street without slowing down.
Rudi Gerber, the driver of the second vehicle a blue VW Polo which was also reported speeding by the same eyewitness said the bakkie did not stop.
As it continued into Henry Street, it was struck by the Polo on the driver’s side door, despite
swerving to avoid the collision.
The bakkie then rolled onto its roof where it came to rest on the upper corner of Speke and Henry Street. “I didn’t even see it,” says Fred Every, one of two passengers in the Polo, while recalling what happened.
Shortly after the accident, he called 10111 and within minutes, the Fire Department and Ambulance were there.
Gerber said the second passenger of the Polo, a woman, was taken to Settlers Hospital and treated for whiplash.
After the collision numerous emergency vehicles arrived who responded to calls made by multiple concerned citizens within minutes.
The roof of the bakkie had collapsed but the three female occupants suffered only minor cuts and bruises. Fortunately, occupants of both vehicles were wearing seatbelts.
The driver of the SAPF vehicle refused to give comment. The intersection is very poorly marked and dangerous reports Leon Delport, a concerned Grahamstonian in the area.
Earlier this week, another accident occurred on the corner of Speke Street and Oatlands Road where a white Chrysler Neon collided with a black hatchback, thought by an eyewitness to be a Daihatsu Sirion.
The Chrysler allegedly jumped the stop street and the black hatchback hit its rear. The cars then swivelled around and ended up on the corner of Victoria Park.
The occupants, who wanted to remain anonymous, said that it was “nothing serious”. At the time of going to print no further information was available from the police or traffic department.
