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14-year-old boy killed while driving ‘drunk’ father | SA News

A 14-year-old boy died when he overturned his father’s car several times.

His father was his passenger and had allegedly been drunk when the boy took over the wheel on the M25 in KwaMashu, KZN, on Sunday.

Members of Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) were dispatched after their operations centre was inundated with calls from members of the public reporting a serious motor vehicle accident.

“On arrival at approximately 3:59pm, Reaction Officers found that a blue Toyota Corolla Quest had overturned multiple times. It is alleged that the 14-year-old was driving the vehicle in the eastbound lane when he failed to negotiate a bend, causing the vehicle to veer onto the verge on the extreme…

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