A 26-year-old parolee was seriously hurt and rushed to hospital after a department of correctional services bakkie he was being ferried to court in collided head-on with an SUV car.
The accident took place on the R67 between Grahamstown and Port Alfred. Eastern Cape Correctional Services spokeswoman Nobuntu Gantana said the prisoner, who had just been re-arrested for breaking parole conditions, was due to appear at the Grahamstown Magistrates Court for assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
"The two officials who were escorting the offender to court were complaining of chest pains. The offender has been seriously injured and is currently being attended to by doctors at Settler's Hospital in Grahamstown.
" Gantana said the collision happened after an old woman driving on the wrong lane collided with prison vehicle. Gantana said the prisoner is from Bathurst outside Port Alfred...