[imagesource: Facebook / Reaction Unit South Africa]

Navigating South Africa’s roads isn’t for the faint of heart.

There’s the threat of being hijacked, for one, but there’s also a degree of lawlessness from road users.

A series of recent truck accidents in KwaZulu-Natal once again brought that issue to the fore.

Now there’s a video showing a driver running over and injuring a pedestrian in Verulam, north of Durban, on Tuesday afternoon.

The moment a white Toyota Yaris lost control and struck the woman was captured on CCTV footage:

An alleged heated argument between lovers turns deadly when one of them grabbed hold of the steering wheel causing the vehicle to veer off the road and crushing into a 44 year old female pedestrian on Ireland Street, Verulam CBD in KZN. pic.twitter.com/doyEgxAmgn

— CrimeInSA (@sa_crime) September 28, 2022

The woman was stabilised on the scene before being transported to hospital by ambulance.

Reaction Unit South Africa shared the footage on social media with the following description:

While the cause of the incident remains unverified, TimesLIVE has confirmed that the 43-year-old driver was arrested.

Police spokesperson Lt-Col Nqobile Gwala said the driver has been charged with reckless and negligent driving and was due to appear in court today.

[source:timeslive]