Motorist drives off embankment during suspected medical emergency
Social media is abuzz after seeing a motorist veer off the side of the road during a suspected epileptic attack.
A video showing a white bakkie crashing through a road barrier on a South African highway has shocked the internet.
The motorist, who reportedly had a medical emergency, was caught on video swerving into oncoming traffic on the R40 between Mbombela and White River in Mpumalanga.
Watch the video below, courtesy of X.
Driver suffers an epileptic seizure before losing control of his vehicle along the R40 in Nelspruit pic.twitter.com/YpwXtnZ5rb
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Jacaranda FM reports that the incident took place on 27 October, confirmed by Mandla Chauke, spokesperson for the Department of Community Safety and Security Liaison in Mpumalanga.
Online users speculate that the driver had an epileptic attack and lost consciousness behind the wheel. By the time they regained consciousness, they realised they were in front of a truck and swerved to avoid a collision.
There was reportedly a passenger in the bakkie who was lucky to walk away without any injuries.
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"We can confirm that the video being circulated contains footage of an incident that occurred on Monday morning, but we have not yet received a full report of the incident," Chauke says.
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