Hundreds of litres of water is currently gushing out onto the corner of 5th Street and 4th Avenue in Linden following an alleged collision.

A bystander, who heard the collision, says the accident took place at around 05:30 on February 27. This incident is allegedly due to a light motor vehicle’s collision with, not only a traffic light, but a fire hydrant as well, causing the gusher.

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As of 09:13 Johannesburg EMS was still on scene.

@caxtonjoburgnorth Hundreds of litres of water gush onto 5th Street, Linden. This comes after an alleged car accident, where a vehicle collided with both a fire hydrant and a traffic light. Video: Neo Phashe #caxtonlocalmedia #Community #News #Localnews #johannesburg #2026 #Government #servicedelivery #SA #Fyp #Water ♬ original sound – Caxton Joburg North

Johannesburg Water was sent a query by the Northcliff Melville Times to which we await a response.

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