accident

Narrow Macau GP Circuit Becomes Multi-Million Rand Demolition Derby

Ahead of the Macau GP taking place this weekend, here is a look at some of the costly crashes that the southern Chinese city has been host to in the recent past. 

Posted by Alex Shahini - 18 November 2023

VW Driver Reprimanded After Dangerous Driving Results in Flipped Golf GTI

In a recent viral video, a Volkswagen Golf GTI driver emerged unscathed from his flipped hot hatch to a crowd of angered citizens claiming his accident occurred as a result of reckless driving. Watch here. 

By CAR magazine - 22 September 2023

Isuzu mu-X Plunges into Depths After Crashing into Washed-Away Bridge

Watch the moment an Isuzu mu-X dramatically gets drawn into a chasm from a Washed Away Bridge amidst unprecedented rains in China.

By CAR magazine - 10 August 2023

Mercedes-Benz owner’s door mishap ends in car crash

Getting a door unstuck should be a less adventurous exercise for this Mercedes-Benz owner who ends up causing a chaotic car crash.

By CAR magazine - 30 June 2023

Ouch! Ferrari 360 Challenge Stradale crashes into bakkie

That won’t buff out! A painful end is one way to describe this Ferrari 360 Challenge Stradale that collided with a Nissan Navara bakkie in Australia. Watch here.

By Alex Shahini - 13 May 2023

Rogue bakkie wheel on highway sends Kia Soul flying in horror crash

What wins between a rogue bakkie wheel and a Kia Soul travelling at highway speed? Watch to find out in this harrowing video.

By Alex Shahini - 27 March 2023

‘Optimistic’ outlook of 1 451 road fatalities over festive season

Concerningly high road fatalities over the festive season have experienced a 13,9% decrease compared to the previous year. South Africa still has a long way to go in ensuring road safety, but this is an ‘optimistic’ statistic which can hopefully be bettered in the future. Here is a breakdown of the data 🤔

By Alex Shahini - 27 January 2023

BMW 5 Series vs a Concrete Wall at 150 km/h – what wins? 

The answer of what wins between the BMW 5 Series and a concrete wall at 150 km/h is fairly obvious and the results are simply terrifying. 

By Alex Shahini - 24 December 2022

WATCH: Two-wheels meet the rear of a R40 million Rimac Nevera 

In the video aftermath of the unfortunate bumper bashing, the R40 million Rimac Nevera sustained minor cosmetic injuries surprisingly enough, but we can’t imagine it will be cheap to buff out. 

By Alex Shahini - 28 August 2022

Watch: Stray wheel causes massive accident

Watch as a stray wheel results in a huge accident on the freeway.

By CAR magazine - 21 August 2022

WATCH: Huge Aston Martin TF Sport #33 crash in Monza

Sausage kerbs strike again after a dramatic crash at Variante Roggia in Monza saw the Aston Martin TF Sport #33 became airborne in what could have been a far worse incident. Driver Henrique Chaves managed to walk away unscathed. 

By Alex Shahini - 17 July 2022

WATCH: Street racing 350Z rolls on highway in dash cam footage

Keep it on the racetrack could be an apt caption for this video after a street racing 350Z swerves across three lanes of traffic after losing control, narrowly avoiding other cars and rolls onto its roof.

By Alex Shahini - 8 July 2022

Volkswagen Motorsport honours crew members of fatal truck accident

Saddening news of a tragic accident over the weekend involving the Volkswagen Motorsport truck has resulted in several deaths, including two of Volkswagens own crew members. As a result of the incident, Volkswagen will also not complete the rest of the GTC championship for 2022. 

By Alex Shahini - 1 June 2022

Police in search of Ferrari SF90 driver who prangs five parked cars

In today’s day and age of wildly powerful and fast vehicles, those of us lucky enough to find ourselves behind the wheel of something rather […]

By John Whittle - 31 May 2022

Fatal Volkswagen Motorsport truck accident outside Colesberg

The South African Motorsport fraternity has suffered the loss of a Volkswagen Motorsport truck which was involved in a fatal accident over the weekend outside of Colesberg. The truck was returning to Johannesburg with the Volkswagen Golf 8 GTI racing cars as cargo when it was apparently involved in a head-on collision. 

By Alex Shahini - 30 May 2022

WATCH: BMW M4 Convertible passenger accidentally backflips out of rear

If you needed to start your week off with a laugh, we have got just the thing for you. A passenger in a fully loaded BMW M4 Convertible accidentally backflipped out of the rear of the topless model after the driver opened the taps a little bit too enthusiastically and basic physics prevailed. 

By Alex Shahini - 11 April 2022

Volkswagen Polo stuck in drain, can’t seem to get out

The man behind the wheel might be a cross motorist, but of this we are certain – that is not a Cross Polo… It’s no […]

By John Whittle - 2 April 2022

WATCH: VW Citi Golf demolishes wall and sends driver for a swim

It’s often been said that a Citi Golf is the sort of car in which you really don’t want to have an accident – here’s […]

By John Whittle - 30 March 2022

WATCH: VW Polo obliterated by gas tank explosion

Its hard to believe watching this video that no-one was injured as a result of this accident. Natural gas conversions in vehicles are a big […]

By John Whittle - 26 March 2022

Pantechnicon ramps off highway embankment at high speed

Rayne is a small town in Louisiana with just over 7 300 residents. It covers an area of just 9,9 square kilometres. The 202 United States […]

By John Whittle - 22 March 2022

Yikes! Toyota Hilux-on-Hilux violence takes place at dual-lane traffic circle

Even though the rules are simple, navigating through traffic circles can be a confusing task for some drivers. This is even worse when the roundabout […]

By CAR magazine - 16 September 2021

BMW M4 GT3 race debut postponed after Van der Linde crash

A technical issue is the official reason fashioned by BMW after South African Sheldon van der Linde lost control and crashed the new generation M4 […]

By Sean Parker - 28 June 2021

VIDEO: Hi-Ace Taxi catches massive air

In light of the footage we’ve seen at this year’s Dakar, watch South Africa’s most notorious vehicle, the Toyota Hi-Ace, catch some serious airtime after […]

By Nikesh Kooverjee - 13 January 2016

Racy Russian RAV4 Driver Leaves The Road In Spectacular Fashion [video]

Another day another serious road accident captured via dashcam in Russia. While it’s obvious from the footage that both the driver of the white Toyota […]

By CAR magazine - 23 June 2015

Massive Freeway Accident Sends Porsche Cayman Airborne [video]

Watch as this Porsche Cayman driver loses control on a wet freeway somewhere in Russia. Sliding off of the road he makes heavy contact with […]

By CAR magazine - 18 June 2015