Platina Street bridge flooded

JUKSKEI PARK – If anyone had been crossing they would have been swept away, says resident.

The water level on the Platina Street bridge was apparently higher than cars. Photo supplied

The Klein Jukskei River flooded the Platina Street bridge, Jukskei Park, in the early morning hours of 17 February.

Residents look at the collapsed Platina Street bridge, Jukskei Park. Photo supplied

Local photographer Brian Farrell said that when he arrived at the bridge later in the morning the water line on the trees nearby were higher than cars would have been, if they were on the bridge.

“Thank goodness nobody was crossing [the bridge],” he said, suggesting that they would have been swept away.

The Platina Street bridge, Jukskei Park, was flooded on 17 February. Photo supplied

Resident Sandor Brachner said that his wife had intended to drive over the bridge, but had to find another route, as the bridge was “gone”.

Numerous reports of flooded houses were heard throughout Randburg on the day.