{"id":269406,"date":"2025-10-08T04:02:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T02:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/?p=269406"},"modified":"2025-10-07T13:44:58","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T11:44:58","slug":"taxi-hits-two-vehicles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/taxi-hits-two-vehicles\/","title":{"rendered":"Taxi hits two vehicles while transporting cr\u00e8che children in Strand"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A collision involving a minibus taxi transporting cr\u00e8che children and two other vehicles on Broadlands Road in Strand caused major traffic delays last Thursday (2 October).\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sergeant Mthokozisi Gama, spokesperson for Lwandle police, said officers responded to the scene at 18:30. He said the driver of a Toyota Quantum was driving on Broadlands Road towards the N2 from Strand, when his vehicle collided with a Mercedes-Benz A-Class. The driver of the Mercedes was apparently slowing down to allow a car in front to turn right, resulting in the taxi hitting her car from behind.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is alleged that the taxi driver&#8217;s speed caused the vehicle to continue forward and scrape an Isuzu bakkie just before the Vulindlela Street intersection in Lwandle.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"269407\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/taxi-hits-two-vehicles\/20251002_173517_70263\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251002_173517_70263.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20251002_173517_70263\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;The aftermath of a collision involving a cr\u00e8che transport taxi and two other vehicles on Broadlands Road. Photos: Barend Williams&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The aftermath of a collision involving a cr\u00e8che transport taxi and two other vehicles on Broadlands Road. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251002_173517_70263-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251002_173517_70263-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Three-vehicle collision aftermath on Broadlands Road involving a taxi transporting cr\u00e8che children\" class=\"wp-image-269407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251002_173517_70263-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251002_173517_70263-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251002_173517_70263-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251002_173517_70263.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The aftermath of a collision involving a cr\u00e8che transport taxi and two other vehicles on Broadlands Road. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-jetpack-videopress jetpack-videopress-player\" style=\"\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jetpack-videopress-player__wrapper\"> <iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='421' height='750' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/9odW023K?cover=1&amp;autoPlay=0&amp;controls=1&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;persistVolume=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;preloadContent=metadata&amp;useAverageColor=1&amp;hd=0' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen data-resize-to-parent=\"true\" allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1770107250'><\/script><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n\n\n<p>Gama confirmed that the driver of the Quantum was transporting cr\u00e8che learners to their homes, when the crash occurred.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He explained that an accident report was filed, but no criminal case has been opened. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Because of the minor severity of the injuries, we will not pursue a case <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Gama pointed out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Onwabisile Rasmeni, the driver of the Mercedes, recounted her experience. The 28-year-old was traveling with her two sons, young daughter and 49-year-old mother from Gordon&#8217;s Bay to Lwandle, when she reduced her speed to safely allow a car in front of her to turn right into a nearby business premises.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I stopped and then felt a bang from behind,&#8221; said Rasmeni.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She claimed that the taxi driver allegedly attempted to intimidate her before running off, when confronted by community members.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;My eldest son, who is nine, suffered a head injury and my mother injured her ribs,&#8221; she said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>But I am just grateful that nothing worse happened.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Sam Oktober, the 40-year-old Gordon&#8217;s Bay resident driving the Isuzu bakkie, was in a state of shock when the taxi driver scraped the driver&#8217;s side of his work vehicle. He tried to swerve out of the way, but was sandwiched between a truck leaving the business premises and the speeding scholar transport vehicle.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;This is the first accident I have been involved in during the 20 years that I have been working,&#8221; said Oktober.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both drivers expressed disbelief that the alleged cause of the accident involved someone transporting children from a cr\u00e8che.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Owners of cr\u00e8ches need to be careful about who they employ to transport children, because it is very dangerous,&#8221; said Oktober.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rasmeni said: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>I am now scared to put my own children in scholar transport, because what if the driver does the same as this one.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"269408\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/taxi-hits-two-vehicles\/1000169397_24149\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1000169397_24149-e1759835628563.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"900,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1000169397_24149\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Damage to the taxi that was transporting cr\u00e8che children after colliding with two other vehicles.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Damage to the taxi that was transporting cr\u00e8che children after colliding with two other vehicles.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1000169397_24149-e1759835628563-768x1024.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1000169397_24149-e1759835628563-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Damaged cr\u00e8che transport taxi after collision with two vehicles on Broadlands Road\" class=\"wp-image-269408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1000169397_24149-e1759835628563-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1000169397_24149-e1759835628563-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1000169397_24149-e1759835628563.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Damage to the taxi that 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