Residents and police officials have identified the roundabout on Sphiwe Zuma avenue and Selborne road as a car accident hotspot.
Bhekani Ndlovu, a resident who stays in the nearby Kenneth Gardens said the rate of accidents on the roundabout have become a worry.
“The accidents usually happen at night, so while you are sleeping you would hear a loud crash and you have to come out because you don’t know if the people are hurt or not, if there’s children or something like that,” he said.
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Ndlovu said two weeks ago he responded to at least four separate incidents within a week.
“The traffic circle is invisible at night so cars just go through there,” he said. “I have training in first aid response so I always try to help.”
When Berea Mail visited the scene, there was still car paraphernalia scattered on the traffic circle.
On the east side (from Sphiwe Zuma) of the traffic circle, the rocks surrounding the circle had been run over and there was a deep patch of sand.
There was also no yield sign on the right side, which Ndlovu said had long been run over by cars and was never replaced.
The fence on Port Natal skool had also been smashed in.
“They should put speed humps before the circle or put large reflective palm trees to make the circle clearly visible and make our community safer,” said Ndlovu.
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Parboo Sewpersad, Metro Police spokesperson said they have identified the circle as a car accident hotspot and will be communicating with the eThekwini Transport Authority.
“The yield signs are faded around the traffic circle thus causing motorists to be confused as they are not yielding to right of traffic,” he said. “According to our observation this contributes to the high rate of accidents at this location. Suggestion the necessary department needs to be contacted in regards to repainting the road sign which will elevate the high rate of accidents in this (area).”
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