Three cars damaged, two injured, by “pushy” driver

Initially it was believed that the accident on the corner of Plumer and Mandela Streets was just a normal concertina collision, but as the drivers involved started coming forward it soon became apparent that there was more than meets the eye to this accident scene.

The accident occurred at 18:45 on August 7.

Four cars were involved in an accident when the forth rear-ended a Secure Access vehicle, pushing it into the vehicle in front of it, which in turn collided with the Jetta 6 at the front.

Mr Willem Meintjies, the driver of the second car from the front, stated

“I was standing behind Mr Simon Nkosinathi’s Jetta 6 as we were waiting for the traffic light in front of Emalahleni Provincial Hospital’s entrance to turn green. I saw Secure Access pull up behind me with their white Chevrolet and come to a stop in my rear-view mirror. I had just diverted my gaze forward towards the traffic light again when I heard a loud bang, and then felt the collision.”

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Mr Nsiza was the first to get out of his car and check on Mr Meintjies, who had sustained minor injuries in the collision. Mr Nsiza said,

“after I had checked on Mr Meintjies, I walked over to the car which had caused the collision, a white Volkswagen Polo with a Kwa-Zulu Natal registration plate. The driver was just sitting there, both airbags had deployed, staring off into the distance.”

Mr Willem Meintjies’ mother was filled with emotion after she was called to the accident scene to assist her injured son.

Both Mr Nsiza and Mr Meintjies agree that the accident happened as follows: Mr Nsiza, Mr Meintjies, and the Secure Access vehicle were waiting in front of a red traffic light.

All three cars were entirely stationary. Before the traffic light turned green, the Volkswagen Polo came from behind, hitting the stationary Secure Access vehicle with so much force that it was catapulted into Mr Meintjies’s car, which in turn was pushed into Mr Nsiza’s vehicle.

Mr Willem Meintjies left the scene on a gurney.

Mr Nsiza and Mr Meintjies both held that once the Volkswagen Polo’s driver had exited his vehicle, he immediately claimed all responsibility for the accident and promised the three victims of the accident that he would pay for their damages.

Mr Meintjies and Secure Access’s driver had mild injuries and were treated by the paramedics on scene.

The vehicle which caused the collision.

The cellphone number the Volkswagen Polo driver gave the police and the other drivers involved in the accident has been off since the night of the accident. The Volkswagen Polo driver told Mr Meintjies and Mr Nsiza that he lived in Die Heuwel, but told the police that he was resident in Durban.

Mr Nsiza has approximately R19 000 damage to his brand new Jetta 6. Mr Meintjies, who is also a paramedic, is still unsure what the damage to his vehicle is, but says that regardless of the financial damage, that he used his car and that it was registered as an emergency services vehicle with which he performed house calls