Woman recounts burning bus incident
Woman retells story of being in a burning bus
Witpoortjie’s Thembi Bukula is one of the passengers who was caught in the crossfire when protesting Princess informal settlement residents recently attacked a Metrobus.
The bus was proceeding along South Road towards the bend, when the driver realised the settlement’s residents had blocked the road with tyres. He tried to reverse the bus, but that only worsened matters. One of the protesters threw a petrol bomb at the bus, and set it alight. The petrol bomb hit one of the women in the bus, and she suffered burns to her head, upper body and arms.
Read here: Princess protesters block road
The bus driver then drove the bus to the corner of Albertina Sisulu Road and Wilgespruit Street where they encountered JMPD officials who had closed the road due to the protests. The woman was taken to hospital for treatment while the rest of the passengers were transferred to another bus.
Do you perhaps have more information pertaining to this story? Email us at roodepoortrecord@caxton.co.za (remember to include your contact details) or phone us on 011 955 1130.
For free daily local news on the West Rand, also visit our sister newspaper websites
Remember to visit our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages to let your voice be heard!
