Crater City: Episode 4: The Perils of Potholes

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While motorists navigate around dangerous potholes littered across Joburg, the crisis has now taken a deadly turn, re-igniting calls for REAL action to fix the ongoing problem.

A motorbike delivery driver lost his life in a crash believed to have been caused by a pothole.

The driver was killed in North Riding on Blandford road, which has been riddled with potholes for weeks, if not months.

Officials say the bike was behind a car, which slowed down to avoid a pothole and the bike then clipped the rear end of that vehicle.

Tragically, the bike then collided with another car travelling in the opposite direction.

HOT 1027's Natasha Thorp has more...
2 Apr English South Africa Entertainment News · Documentary

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