Woman escapes death by seconds as car explodes
Smart Security was on the scene and managed to put the fire out
A young woman missed death in the nick of time when her car exploded into flames.
The incident happened on Thursday afternoon around 2.40pm while the woman was driving in Van Riebeeck Park. Her car apparently cut out at the corner of Elgin Road and Miervreter Street at Kempton Hospital.
According to Marius van Wyk, response officer for Smart Security, the woman tried to restart the car.
“While she tried to get her car going again, a man passing by on the street shouted at her to get out of the car because it was on fire,” Van Wyk explained.
Just as the woman got out of the car, Van Wyk said, her Land Rover Defender burst into flames. Luckily, the woman was not injured and did not need paramedics to be called to the scene.
“We were alerted about the incident on the response company’s radio and rushed to the scene. Smart Security’s fire truck was called to the scene as well.”
Van Wyk, together with his staff members, Armand Coetzee and Wayne Walker, as well as fire officers, managed to put the fire out.
“The fire department also came to the scene later and helped us take out the rest of the flames,” Van Wyk said.
By 4pm, the fire was out. Metro police were also on the scene and the woman’s car was towed away.
