A 32-year old man appeared in the Nelspruit District Court yesterday on a charge of reckless and negligent driving after his illegal u-turn allegedly caused an acccident on Monday.
Mr Micheal Ngumane drove a taxi that collided with a motorbike on Monday morning in front of Rob Ferreira hospital.
The alleged cause of the accident is said to have been this illegal u-turn – according to photos taken on the accident scene, he made a u-turn accross the painted island between the hospital and the Sonpark shopping centre. He did this despite clear traffic signs that prohibit this.
This rider of the motorcycle, 17-year old Justin Wiggill, was slightly injured.
Ngumane’s case was postponed to December 10 2014 and he was released on bail of R500.
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