Rebecca Smith-Rainsford said the wooden cross was removed from the corner of Uys Street and Hull Road, Rynfield.
Her father, John Smith-Rainsford (62), was fatally injured at the intersection on July 8, at around 6.15pm.
He was returning from work in his Fiat Uno when he was involved in a head-on collision with a Volvo SUV.
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The cross, about 50cm in height, was securely placed on the grass at the busy intersection.
“Two different family friends of ours, who use that road regularly, drove past it on their way home on Friday evening (September 25), and both said it was definitely still there,” said Smith-Rainsford.
“The following day I went to babysit, and the family whose child I was looking after came back from cycling and asked why we took it down.
“… It is just a really odd and unthinkable thing; I mean who steals crosses?
“We have so much going on since my dad’s passing.
“It is just so unbelievable that someone could do that.”
The family were not sure what action they could take.
Benoni SAPS acting station commander Col Martin van Nieuwenhuizen said by-laws stipulate people may not erect crosses in open areas without written permission from the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality (EMM).
Van Nieuwenhuizen said the family may, however, report the theft at the Benoni Police Station.
The City Times asked the EMM whether they are responsible for removing the cross.
No response was received at the time of publishing.
