23/11/2025
SANGOMA KILLED, ANOTHER BODY RECOVERED FROM RIVER AFTER HIGH SPEED CHASE WITH POLICE
CANELANDS - A man was killed and a search was conducted for another occupant after a vehicle plunged into a river during a high-speed chase with Police in Canelands on Sunday morning. Members of Reaction Unit South Africa responded to the incident on New Glasgow Road at approximately 10:32.
Upon arrival, Reaction Officers discovered that a silver Hyundai Getz had crashed off a bridge and landed on its roof in a river while being pursued by Metro Police.
It was alleged that the pursuit began when Officers attempted to stop the driver of the Hyundai Getz on the R102 near the Canelands traffic lights. The driver allegedly refused to comply, leading to a high-speed chase.
Witnesses reported that three people were in the vehicle at the time of the crash. A female passenger was ejected from the car and found lying next to the river with critical injuries.
Members of the public managed to overturn the vehicle and remove a male passenger from the front seat. He was declared deceased on scene. It was later confirmed that he was a 55-year-old Sangoma and the husband of the injured woman.
The injured woman was stabilised on scene before being transported to hospital by ambulance. The body of a second male was recovered from the river by search teams from the Ethekwini Fire & Rescue Services, Metro Police and a private ambulance service. Investigations are ongoing.
