IOL A woman in her 50s has tragically died after her car was swept off a bridge in Pinetown, prompting emergency services to respond to the scene
Image: Picture: ALS Paramedics
A woman believed to be in her 50s has died after her car was swept off the Stapleton Road bridge in Pinetown on Thursday night.
According to ALS Paramedics, the vehicle was located at 2am on Friday morning.
ALS Paramedics spokesperson Garrith Jamieson said emergency workers had to call off the search at around 11 pm on Thursday due to the raging river.
"By 2 am, emergency workers started the search again and the car was located.
"The car was recovered in Gordon Road and a female was found who had sustained fatal injuries and she was declared deceased on scene."
On Thursday, the South African Weather Service upgraded its weather warning for eThekwini to level 6 from level 2, signalling a high risk of severe flooding and damage. The weather service said the weather warning would be in effect from midnight on Thursday, 13 March, until midnight on Friday, 14 March.
The affected municipalities are eThekwini, KwaDukuza, Mkhambathini, Ndwedwe, Ray Nkonyeni, Umdoni, uMuziwabantu and Umzumbe.
Jamieson said the car was torn apart.
He said the river had subsided quite substantially.
The wreckage recovered by emergency services.
Image: ALS Paramedics
The wreckage recovered by emergency services.
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"Emergency workers are recovering the car and Gordon Road has been closed to traffic."
Jamieson said they have received multiple calls of water-logged roads in and around eThekwini and urged motorists to leave early or stay off the roads if necessary.
There was a level 6 weather alert issued for eThewini, with heavy rainfall predicted for Thursday and Friday.
Emergency workers had their hands full on Thursday morning, with mop up operations continuing on Friday morning.
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