Video of TMPD Officesr Allegedly Causing an Accident by Making U-Turn on Solid Line
- Tshwane Metro Police Department officers caused an accident by doing an illegal turn
- The TMPD officers allegedly performed a U-turn on a solid line and collided with a blue VW Polo
- TMPD spokesperson Isaac Mahamba said two officers were involved in the incident
- South Africans shared their experience with the TMPD officers, slamming them for their terrible behaviour
Tebogo Mokwena, a Briefly News current affairs journalist in Johannesburg, South Africa, covered police investigations and court cases at Daily Sun for over three years.
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Law enforcement officers found themselves on the other side of the law when one of them allegedly executed an illegal U-turn and caused an accident. A video of the extent of the crash went viral and caused many people to criticise the officer.
TMPD officer allegedly causes accident
@Abramjee posted the video on his X, formerly Twitter, showing the extent of the damage allegedly caused by the Tshwane Metro Police Department officer. The video shows a blue VW Polo in the middle of the road with the front smashed. A TMPD officer’s car is parked on the side of the road and appears to be damaged. According to the caption, the accident occurred on the R511 near Erasmia in Tshwane, and the officer tried to make a U-turn along a solid line. View the video here:
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TMPD tells Briefly News that accident cause is unknown
TMPD's Isaac Mahamba told Briefly News that the officers involved in the accident were hospitalised."
"At this stage, the cause of the accident is unknown as we are still to obtain a statement from the driver as both of our members were rushed to hospital. We don't want to speculate what is the cause of the accident, and the ongoing investigation will reveal this," he said.
Mzansi criticise TMPD officers
South Africans condemned the officer’s alleged actions.
The10thman said:
“People think these road markings are for decoration purposes, and they stop like taxi drivers oblivious to other road users.”
Rangwane was unimpressed.
“They’re supposed to be the example of doing right, but they are the opposite. They are supposed to enforce the law, but it appears they don’t even know it.”
Matladi a Ngwato was not surprised.
“It’s a norm there, especially these. They’re very disrespectful.”
Future wrote:
“TMPD are the most harassing officers and always think they are above the law. I’ve interacted with JHB metro, Durban Metro Cape Town, North West and Limpopo, and the Tshwane Metro Police harass for the most absurd reasons.”
Don complained:
“And tomorrow he will be back at work, no worries.”
Phindz said:
“City of Tshwane and Tshwane mayor, please investigate.”
High school pupil directs Tshwane traffic in TikTok video
In a TMPD-related article, Briefly News reported that a Tshwane teen took the reigns when he directed traffic during rush hour.
The viral video shows the young man bravely directing the flow of traffic in the presence of the Tshwane Metro Police Department. The motorists obey the high schooler as he maintains a good traffic flow, preventing cars from crashing.
While many applauded his actions, South Africans also wondered why the Tshwane Metro Police Department officers did not stop him from directing the traffic flow.
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Source: Briefly News
