New footage has emerged of the crash that resulted from illegal street racing in Cape Town last week.

The driver, Taufiq Carr, crashed his BMW M3 on the N1. He sustained severe injuries and had to have both legs amputated following the crash.

Now, new footage has emerged, filmed from inside the car, that News24 reckons is evidence of a passenger in the car with Carr.

2oceansvibe has received confirmation that there was a passenger in the vehicle with Carr, from a source close to Carr and the passenger. The passenger left the accident unscathed, apart from six stitches in his middle finger.

You can watch the harrowing footage here. Be warned – it is pretty disturbing:

Carr is a 26-year-old businessman from Mitchells Plain. According to paramedics, apart from severe injuries to his legs, he also sustained critical injuries to his head, and was provided with “several advanced life support interventions”.

City of Cape Town officials on Tuesday met with its senior legal counsel to amend the draft Traffic By-law to see if it could include impounding or forfeiture when motorists are caught street racing, as well as “tough new penalties” for those who evade and elude authorities after being instructed to stop.

“We have asked for this in the Provincial Traffic Act, but we’re also now getting legal advice on whether we can put it in our own by-law,” JP Smith said.

A criminal case of reckless and negligent driving was registered and an investigation is underway.

[source:news24]