“And Theniii?”: Viral Video Shows Vehicle Veered Off Into Ocean in Gqeberha, Scenes Puzzle Mzansi

“And Theniii?”: Viral Video Shows Vehicle Veered Off Into Ocean in Gqeberha, Scenes Puzzle Mzansi

  • What appears to be a Hyundai Creta compact SUV was filmed caught in the surf on a beach in Gqeberha's Summerstrand
  • Taking to his timeline, social activist @Abramjee posted a picture and a clip of the strange happening to X on Sunday, 21 July
  • Bemused locals flooded the post's mentions as a plethora of apt and funny reactions to it streamed in
  • Gqeberha authorities told Briefly News that police did not open a case after no one reported the incident
Vehicle caught in the surf on beach in Gqeberha in viral video
Strange scenes depicting a compact SUV in beach waters in Gqeberha have been making the rounds. Images: Fabricio Rezende and Oliver Helbig
Source: UGC

Strange becomes stranger, still, when the thing you are looking at and trying to make sense of appears to come straight out of a movie script.

Such was the case in a viral video shared online, which shows what appears to be a Hyundai Creta compact SUV caught in the surf.

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Social activist @Abramjee shared a picture and a clip of the bizarre occurrence on Sunday, 21 July.

He captioned it:

"Sunday afternoon dip: Ocean Marine Drive, Summerstrand, Gqeberha."

The clip shows the Hyundai caught in the surf off the Summerstrand beachfront, with its headlights flashing, likely from water rushing into and damaging the computer box.

Several bystanders look on, and hooting can be heard. However, it's unclear if it's coming from the trapped car or those of the onlookers.

It is also unclear if the driver was in the car, while authorities said no case was registered after the incident went unreported.

"Humewood police were never summoned to attend to a complaint [about] the video circulating," Gqeberha police spokesperson Captain Sandra Janse Van Rensburg told Briefly News.

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Meanwhile, the scenes had garnered almost 82,000 views, 900 likes, 270 reposts and 190 comments within three hours of posting.

Briefly News looks at some of the colourful reactions to it.

@bad_option88 wrote:

"This one wanted to meet their maker for sure!"

@Mbalie707 quizzed:

"How did this car get there?"

@Bronx_wrangler added:

"Strange incident. I [noticed] a beer bottle in the one photo. Also, why would you drive on a beach with a Hyundai? Strange indeed."

Female taxi passengers panic as vehicle's wheel falls

In another unexpected vehicle story, Briefly News reported that public transport chronicles were always a hit on social media.

A video captured female taxi passengers who panicked when the taxi's wheel came loose mid-traffic.

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Source: Briefly News

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Tshepiso Mametela Tshepiso Mametela is a seasoned journalist with eight years of experience writing for online and print publications. He is an evening/weekend editor at Briefly News. He was a general news reporter for The Herald, a senior sports contributor at Opera News SA, and a reporter for Caxton Local Media’s Bedfordview and Edenvale News and Joburg East Express community titles. He has attended media workshops, including the crime and court reporting one by the Wits Justice Project and Wits Centre for Journalism in 2024. He was a member of the Forum of Community Journalists (FCJ) from 2018 to 2020.