WATCH: Car being pulled out of a drain on the R40
After more than an hour inside a storm water drain after the accident, Andrea Shabalala's Citi Golf was pulled out by Van Wettens Breakdown Services.
MBOMBELA – After more than an hour inside a storm water drain, Andrea Shabalala (25) was pulled out .
Shabalala’s car rolled into the drain after he lost control of the vehicle Wednesday night.
He was on his way from town to the Riverside Mall when he lost control at the intersection between Lydenburg Road and the R40.
Rescue attempts were temporarily disrupted by the discovery of a large snake near the car. It was chased away.
Some of Shabalala’s family members and friends arrived on the scene to collect his remaining items in the vehicle before it was towed away.
A man who identified himself as Shabalala’s cousin, said he was okay.
“He is still in a lot of pain but we have been told that he will be fine as he is not seriously injured,” he said.
Shabalala was taken to the Rob Ferreira Hospital.
