(Warning: This text comprises graphic content material that is perhaps delicate to some readers.)
On Sunday, two runners coaching for the Two Oceans Marathon in South Africa skilled a terrifying incident on their ultimate future. A person and a girl, working in opposition to visitors on the pedestrian path of an oceanside highway, have been struck by an oncoming driver, who was later discovered to be impaired. The influence threw each runners airborne over the wall that separates the highway from the cliffs. Miraculously, each survived.
The incident occurred at 7:40 a.m. on Victoria Street in Cape City. The runners have been a part of a neighborhood run membership finishing their ultimate Sunday future in preparation for the 56km ultramarathon. A close-by safety digicam captured the second the driving force collided with the runners.
A video reveals the second a drunk driver ploughed into two runners on Victoria Street in Bantry Bay on 30 March 2025. The runners have been coaching for the Two Oceans Marathon and have been flung over the sting by the driving force – fortunately, there have been no deaths. pic.twitter.com/n2eBvOAlQT
— 2oceansvibe Information – South African on-line information (@2oceansvibe) April 2, 2025
In keeping with native information, the person has since been discharged from the hospital with no damaged bones, whereas the lady, who needed to be rescued by the hearth division, is in steady situation. A medical physician from the run membership, who was a couple of hundred metres behind on the time of the incident, rushed to help the 2 runners.
Pippa Inexperienced, a member of the identical run membership, shared her response to the incident on Fb: “I virtually joined this group this morning—they’re from my membership—however went up the mountain as an alternative. Sunday was our final coaching run earlier than Two Oceans. It’s simply surprising {that a} driver can plough into them on the pavement. I hope he’s held accountable and the 2 injured runners get well.”
One other runner wrote that this route is a each day coaching path for a lot of runners and golf equipment, sometimes on the identical time of day.
The motive force was arrested by the South African Police Service (SAPS) for driving inebriated and reckless and negligent driving. It stays unclear whether or not extra prices might be filed.