'The car was flying' - Durban driver crashes through house's roof
Witnesses from the Kwamakhutha township in Durban South described how a car was flying off the road and crashed into a house earlier today‚ according to ER24 paramedics. The occupant‚ who was sleeping in the house‚ was woken up by the car falling on the house.No injuries were sustained in the collision‚ fortunately.The driver of the vehicle that collided with the house explained that he drove over a “ramp” of some sort‚ which led him to collide with the house‚ ER24 said in a statement.This is the second unusual car accident in Durban in a week.On June 25‚ a car with two elderly ladies inside crashed into a pharmacy‚ injuring two shoppers.The run-away vehicle came to rest inside the pharmacy‚ Netcare 911's Chris Botha said. Paramedics "found that the two occupants from the vehicle were traumatised but escaped uninjured"...
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