A vehicle suddenly raced out of an Abbotsford townhouse complex, smashed through a double gate and across a busy road, with the gate still on the bonnet of the car, and ploughed into the entrance wall of another complex.
The woman, 73, who was not named by officials, was taken away in an ambulance with light injuries.
The car, a Hyundai Accent, came to rest on a plinth of bricks.
The woman’s son, who spoke to the Dispatch at the scene, said: “The Daily Dispatch is the last thing on my mind!
“I have the owners of the two complexes to worry about.
“This man in front of me wants to take me to the police for damages to his wall and I have to replace the gate of that complex across the street and deal with the car insurance.”
The drama happened just before midday on Monday.
East London police spokesperson WO Hazel Mqala said police were not called to the scene.
Job seeker Mluleki Spani, 47, who was sitting nearby when the accident occurred, said “luckily there were no cars on the street”.
His friend, Velelo Melani, 40, said the steel gate hit the wall and slid under the car.
“That gate turned out to be a bridge for the car.
“The car then ran on the gate and was launched in the air,” he said...