79-year-old drives into closed bar in Verulam
A 79-year-old woman intending to buy airtime from a general dealer at a shopping complex in Oaklands, Verulam, accidentally crashed through the front doors of a bar.
The incident happened this morning.
Prem Balram, of Reaction Unit South Africa (Rusa), a private security company, said: "Members of Rusa arrived at the scene at approximately 9.09am and established that a blue Hyundai i10 crashed through the front doors of a bar that was closed for business.
"The woman, who was seated on a chair outside the premises after the incident, said she recalled turning onto the property, but lost consciousness."
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