BMW Ripped In Two During Crash

A 35 year old woman died horrifically this evening when her car she was travelling in was ripped in two pieces on the N1 highway. Shortly after 20h24, ER24 paramedics made their way to a scene which was described by callers as "gruesome".

When paramedics arrived on the N1 highway just before the Beyers Naude Offramp, we found a red BMW convertible that was in pieces. The front engine compartment was lying next to the fast lane of the highway and engulfed in flames. The rear compartment of the BMW was lying a couple of metres from the burning wreckage.

Paramedics and members from the SAPS tried to extinguish the fire to look for other occupants of the vehicle. The Fire Department took over when they arrived on scene and completely extinguished the fire. A woman's body was found hanging halfway out of the wreck of the rear compartment. She was declared dead by paramedics on scene, due to the massive head injuries she has sustained.



Nappies and other belongings were scattered next to the wreckage. At first rescue personnel thought that more occupants were in the vehicle and were possibly thrown out of the wreckage during the crash. The area was searched on both sides of the highway, but no evidence of anyone else was found. No further evidence was found to believe that a baby or other occupant was travelling in the vehicle at the time of the crash.

It appears that the vehicle veered off the highway to the left hand side and then across all the lanes to the fast lane shortly before it allegedly collided with a overhead signpost next to the highway. The exact cause for the accident is not yet known. Metro Police will be investigating the accident.

A similar accident occurred a couple of months ago on the N1 at the 14th avenue off ramp where four people were killed travelling in a VW Jetta when their vehicle also collided with an overhead signpost next to the highway.