At the beginning of May, Ekurhuleni municipal contractors constructed a water meter in the parking area of the gas station, in Main Street, Witfield.
“I told the Ekurhuleni contractors not to place the water meter there, because someone is going to drive into it,” Lamprecht said.
“Not long after they (the contractors) left the site, someone did (drive into it).”
However, the water pipe has allegedly been leaking since last year, but Lamprecht said that for the past two months, water has been streaming out of the pipe since the accident.
He has reportedly logged a complaint with the Ekurhuleni municipality, but no one has been on site to repair the leaking pipe or the crooked meter.
The Advertiser is awaiting comment from the metro.
