{"id":10841,"date":"2021-03-04T12:16:28","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T10:16:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/man-killed-after-fire-engulfs-taxi-20210304\/"},"modified":"2025-02-26T09:56:48","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T07:56:48","slug":"man-killed-after-fire-engulfs-taxi-20210304","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/man-killed-after-fire-engulfs-taxi-20210304\/","title":{"rendered":"Man killed after fire engulfs taxi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_79d14450\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A taxi conductor was killed after the driver of th\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/11015\/7b7643d12be4447bbfe7ef162fac12e5.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/11015\/ebb620609ece4fd78be82d8f87a90002.jpeg\" title=\"A taxi conductor was killed after the driver of the vehicle lost control in William Slammert Drive in Bethelsdorp. Photo: Supplied\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">A taxi conductor was killed after the driver of the vehicle lost control in William Slammert Drive in Bethelsdorp. Photo: Supplied<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A taxi conductor was killed after the driver of the vehicle lost control in Bethelsdorp today, March 4.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to police spokesperson, Captain Sandra Janse Van Rensburg, it is alleged that on Thursday at about 08:20 a taxi was travelling in William Slammert Drive when the driver lost control of the vehicle which caused him to hit a brick pillar and overturn.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAccording to the preliminary report, the driver alleged that he tried to avoid a pedestrian when he swerved and lost control of the taxi,\u201d said Janse Van Rensburg.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDue to the impact, the taxi caught alight and burnt out.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Custom\" data-pos=\"middle\" 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