SELF-EMPLOYED taxi driver, Steven Bux escaped death or serious injury early yesterday morning after the motorcar he was driving, HC 1351, toppled at Sparendaam in the vicinity of the Sparendaam Police Station.This newspaper was told that the man indicated to police ranks that while travelling west along the southern half of the East Coast carriageway, his car came into contact with an uneven section of the road and that caused him to lose control of the vehicle.
The vehicle then toppled several times, activating the air bag and causing extensive damage to the vehicle before it came to a halt on its side. Bux suffered minor injuries and visited the hospital where he was treated and sent away.
Police sources in the division confirmed that the man was tested for alcohol consumption and the results were negative. The police also indicated that the documents for the vehicle which the man was driving and also owns were all in order, including the insurance.
Several years back, a young lady lost her life after the Titan vehicle that she and another man were in hit that very uneven section on the road and caused the vehicle to go out of control.
The vehicle eventually slammed into a utility pole which pierced the vehicle and pinned the woman inside; she bled to death while the driver of the vehicle was also injured in the smash-up. The road was also said to have been wet at the time, as was the case yesterday morning.

(Leroy Smith)