Peak-hour horror: Fight on bus triggers multi-vehicle crash on Johannesburg highway
Chaos erupted on the M1 when a bus veered into oncoming traffic during rush hour, leaving several injured and traffic gridlocked.
Several people were injured in a multi-vehicle crash on Johannesburg’s M1 highway this morning, after a passenger allegedly grabbed the steering wheel during a fight with the bus driver.
The Witness reports that the collision, which took place near the Booysens Road off-ramp, brought peak-hour traffic to a standstill and caused major delays.
Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department spokesperson Xolani Fihla says the bus was travelling southbound on the M1 when a dispute broke out between a commuter and the driver.
“Preliminary information suggests the passenger grabbed the steering wheel during the altercation. The driver lost control, and the bus veered across the barricades and median from the M1 South to the M1 North,” says Fihla.
The bus collided with six other vehicles in the northbound lane, injuring multiple people.
No fatalities have been confirmed, but emergency services remained on the scene for several hours, attending to the injured and clearing the wreckage.
Fihla says the M1 North at Booysens Road had been closed to traffic while the scene was being cleared, causing widespread congestion in surrounding areas.
The road has since been reopened.
Officials are investigating the crash.
M1 HIGHWAY REOPENED AFTER SERIOUS ACCIDENT
The M1 Highway in Booysens has now been reopened to traffic following a serious accident earlier this morning.
The M1 North was closed at Booysens Road due to a collision involving a bus and six other vehicles. The incident, which… https://t.co/T3LwYd2co1
— Jo’burg Metro Police Department – JMPD (@JoburgMPD) July 28, 2025
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