his BMW and sustaining only minor injuries.
Willem Smith was on his way home to Durbanville on his BMW
motorcycle when he was knocked off at the corners of Durban and Bloemhof
roads.
into the motorbike was heading to the right, into Bloemhof Road, with Willem
going straight up in Durban Raod.
right into Bloemhof,” says eyewitness Neels Kleynhans.
until where the bakkie comes to a stop and the driver gets out to check on the
biker, all show that the bakkie’s indicators are off.
“When you look at the position of the bakkie on one of the
pictures, it’s clear the bakkie driver turned right from a centre lane, and not
the right lane. He never indicated his intent,” Neels said.
when she saw the bakkie hit the bike.
“It looked as if the bakkie driver had decided to turn right at the
green light. He pulled in front of the guy on the bike. The biker hit his back
on the pavement,” she said.
Willem says he saw the bakkie turn into his lane and tried to
accommodate it somewhat by also turning to his right.
he was on his way to a meeting at the SAB offices further up in Bloemhof
Road.
“I didn’t jump any red robot. If that was the case, I would have
hit the bike on the other (left) side of the bakkie. I turned to the right,” he
said.
said.
Paramedics who assessed Smith on the scene confirmed to TygerBurger he had no neck pain, was only a little stiff and had
only minor injuries to his back. They arrived within 10 minutes after the
accident. A nurse who happened to be passing by when the accident happened, sat
with Smith until that time.
