KwaZulu-Natal Motorist Loses Control and Drives Into a Group of Children

• A motorist lost control of his vehicle and drove into a group of children in Effingham in Durban. KwaZulu-Natal
• The incident took place on 9 December 2024, and the driver knocked on the children who were sitting on the pavement
• Fortunately, only one child was moderately injured, and South Africans slammed the motorist for being careless

Tebogo Mokwena, a Briefly News journalist in Johannesburg, South Africa, covered accidents, fires, outbreaks, nature, weather and natural disaster-related incidents at Daily Sun and Vutivi Business News for seven years.

EFFINGHAM, KWAZULU-NATAL — A motorist lost control of his vehicle in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal and drove into a group of children on 9 October 2024.

Motorist loses control

According to Arrive Alive, the incident happened in Effingham. A driver lost control of his vehicle, and as a result, he drove into a group of children who were sitting on the pavement.

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A 14-year-old child sustained mild injuries and was treated by the paramedics before she was rushed to hospital. The other children were not injured. The police will investigate the incident.

South Africans slam the driver

Netizens on Facebook were furious and slammed the driver who lost control of his vehicle.

Tim Randall said:

Best job. Bet salary. Buy the best cars. Buy the best license, too. Can't buy brains and common sense."

Thalente Phakathi asked:

"Why do they buy high-performance vehicles if they cannot control them?"

Judy-Marie Steenkamp said:

"He was driving too fast and probably on his phone!"

Vanessa Leigh Luckhoff said:

"People buy these fast and expensive cars, but they can't handle the speed because they can't drive."

Lauren Smith said:

"The amount of innocent workers, pedestrians and children who get knocked just blows my mind. How can you crash into people?"

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Accede Mhofela Mabhena said:

"Arrest him/her and give me that car."

1 died in horrific Durban accident

In a related article, Briefly News reported that a 70-year-old died in an accident in Durban.

The accident took place on 9 December. A car lost control and rolled several times. The passengers were trapped, and the elderly woman sustained fatal injuries.

Source: Briefly News