Watch: Man critical after BMW smashes into lane divider in Cape Town

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Toxxyc said:
Considering the car went through the barrier passenger-door first, and that's where most of the damage to the car is, I can only assume the passenger is dead. Must be "kept quiet" or something probably to not put the poor driver in bad light.
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Didn't the driver side hit the barrier first and then the car flipped/ rolled over?
Also having looked at the new video, he appears to be doing about 220 km/h when he hits that barrier.
 
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Toxxyc said:
Considering the car went through the barrier passenger-door first, and that's where most of the damage to the car is, I can only assume the passenger is dead. Must be "kept quiet" or something probably to not put the poor driver in bad light.
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It was drivers side first. He swerved from left to right and hit right.
 
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Toxxyc said:
Considering the car went through the barrier passenger-door first, and that's where most of the damage to the car is, I can only assume the passenger is dead. Must be "kept quiet" or something probably to not put the poor driver in bad light.
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Did you watch another video than the rest of us?
 
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I heard both his legs were amputated. Then I also heard only one leg was.

Can someone confirm?
 
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Am my ears deceiving me or do the revs drop at around 41 secs into this passenger video? In other videos, white car passes Toufiq as they split to pass the legal driver. Toufiq is already a bit sideways when he steers right to get back into the right side lane. Also, no sound to suggest tyre burst?
 
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Iamnotageek said:
I heard both his legs were amputated. Then I also heard only one leg was.

Can someone confirm?
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Just had a chat with an old man at work. His son operated on this guy for the amputations. Both legs off. Possibly a pin of some sort going in to the longer stump to house a prosthetic. Don't know what will be done with the short stump.
 
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Ecko_1 said:
Just had a chat with an old man at work. His son operated on this guy for the amputations. Both legs off. Possibly a pin of some sort going in to the longer stump to house a prosthetic. Don't know what will be done with the short stump.
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Poor guy though. Stupid yes, but still. Poor oke.
 
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Dear law enforcement. The second car is a white f80 m4, identified by the fender scoop.

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Iamnotageek said:
This is why I'm glad I drive a Tata Indica. Fastest is like 120km/h that bad boy gets.
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crashing at that top speed it does in that particular car...chances are you'll be coming off worse than the clown in the bmw :laugh:

In fact i'd go as far to say that crashing at half the top speed in that car - you'd be....dead :unsure:
 
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MEIOT said:
crashing at that top speed it does in that particular car...chances are you'll be coming off worse than the clown in the bmw :laugh:

In fact i'd go as far to say that crashing at half the top speed in that car - you'd be....dead :unsure:
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Still safer than a Datsun GO I would guess. :giggle:
 
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