FirstHelp recovery operator Elias Khobela stands in front of the car, which became stuck on a rocky outcrop. Photo: Johan Meyer
A woman driving a white Toyota hatchback lost control of her vehicle along Hibiscus Street shortly after 13:00 this afternoon, October 16, and plummeted nearly 30 metres down a hill.
The car came to a stop about halfway down the embankment between Hibiscus Street and Foxglove Avenue after tumbling over two steep, rocky ledges.
According to FirstHelp recovery personnel, it remains unclear how the incident occurred, as Hibiscus Street features a sharp bend at the top of the hill where speeding is unlikely.
“The woman sustained mild to serious injuries and was transported to hospital,” said FirstHelp recovery driver Ferickus Reid.
“It was a very challenging recovery because the car was lodged awkwardly on a rocky outcrop,” he added.
FirstHelp received assistance at the scene from members of the Roodekrans Neighbourhood Watch.
At the time of publication, the woman’s condition was not yet known.
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He cut his teeth at the Roodepoort Record and Northside Chronicle as proofreader, swiftly progressing to junior journalist. He later joined Randfontein Herald as journalist and eventually worked his way up to becoming editor. During his years away from Caxton, he fulfilled journalist and editor positions for various industry publications at the once mighty Malnor Media House right up to their closure in 2019. This position saw him traveling all over the world on writing assignments. Since 2019, he has worked as a freelancer for various publishing houses, and had a year-long stint as senior editor for a large stable of retail and medical B2B titles, until rapid growth of his own small business required his fulltime attention. At the end of 2023, with his own business now fully staffed, Johan decided to dedicate himself to his first love, working as a local journalist for the good of his community.
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