One dead as EFF land invasion spills onto N2 Ballito
The EFF members were reportedly stoning cars.
One person was killed and three others critically injured when Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) protesters were hit by a bakkie on the N2 at Ballito this afternoon.
The EFF’s land invasion demonstration at Ballito spilled onto the N2 highway at midday, where they were reportedly stoning cars.
“We had received an alert that the group were stoning cars on the N2 and were on our way there when the accident happened,” said Umhlali SAPS’s Captain Maharaj.
He said the EFF leaders quickly disappeared after the accident and were nowhere to be found when the convoy of ambulances and police arrived.
On Sunday the EFF illegally invaded a piece of “unoccupied” land on Green Fields farm, next to the N2 and overlooking the Ballito central business district.
A shack popped up overnight and by sunrise about 30 people had arrived to start building their own.
The land is owned by a consortium of North Coast residents and is earmarked for commercial and residential development.
After the police had left, the land invaders returned and also apparently explored opportunities on a neighboring farm, before taking to the N2 highway.
The driver of the bakkie escaped uninjured.
IPSS Medical Rescue, Netcare 911, Viva Security, Umhlali SAPS and the Ballito Scorpions were all attending the accident.
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