Minor injuries after high speed crash

BELGATE – The 22-year-old driver of a white Mercedes Benz escaped with minor injuries following a high speed crash on Coral Street in Belgate, during the early parts of Saturday morning. Members of Reaction Unit South Africa were called out to the accident scene at approximately 02:46am. On arrival, Reaction Officers discovered a white Mercedes Benz lying on its side. It was established that the vehicle was travelling at a high rate of speed when the driver lost control and collided into a light pole. The car thereafter climbed an embankment, travelled through a yard and crashed into a neighbouring property. The vehicle was extensively damaged.