\u201cI travel through the Germiston CBD every day as it is easier for me to get home this way,\u201d Ch\u00earie said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was about 4.55pm and traffic was at a standstill near the bridge on President Street.<\/p>
\u201cMy daughter was in the back of the car and my son was in the front passenger seat.<\/p>\n
\u201cI had my window down and suddenly we heard screaming and I turned to look out of the window.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere was a loud bang which sounded like an explosion or gunshot and people were running and screaming.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ch\u00earie immediately reached over and pushed her son down to prevent him from potentially being injured.<\/p>\n \u201cHe started crying and said I was bleeding,\u201d a distraught Ch\u00earie said.<\/p>\n She glanced at her face in the rear-view mirror and saw a wound in the centre of her forehead.<\/p>\n \u201cI wound the window up and started having a panic attack as I didn\u2019t know what had hit me,\u201d Ch\u00earie said.<\/p>\n \u201cI called my husband Daryl and he said he would meet me at home.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t know how I managed to drive home, but I got there and Daryl took me straight to hospital where I had a brain scan, was given treatment and prescribed medication.\u201d<\/p>\n Ch\u00earie added that she was extremely traumatised by the event and she found debris in her car which looks like pieces of concrete after she was hit.<\/p>\n \u201cI just went numb and it was only by the grace of God that I managed to keep my son safe and get us home.<\/p>\n \u201cCarter kept telling me not to worry as Jesus was looking after us,\u201d Ch\u00earie said.<\/p>\n \u201cI never imagined anything like this happening to me and I am so glad my son was not injured as he was next to me.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n ALSO READ:<\/span><\/p>\n Update: Swift response of incident management team helps contain fire quickly at Interwaste<\/a><\/p>\n Four seriously injured after alleged chemical explosion at Germiston business<\/a><\/p>\n Update: No chemical explosion at Germiston business<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Mystery surrounds the situation as no one seems to know what the loud noise was and what hit Ch\u00earie.<\/p>\n The GCN contacted the Germiston police, the EMPD and Ekurhuleni Disaster and Emergency Management Services but none of the organisations had received any reports of an incident in the Germiston CBD on Wednesday at that time.<\/p>\n Capt Andr\u00e9 de Jager, spokesperson for the Ekurhuleni West Cluster SAPS, said, \u201cNo reports of a blast or gunshots being fired were reported to the police and no cases have been opened.\u201d<\/p>\n Ch\u00earie wants clarity on the incident and is appealing to anyone who was in the area at the time and knows what happened to send details to the GCN by emailing to germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Hav<\/strong>e a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)\u00a0<\/span>germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0or Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)\u00a0<\/span>leighh@caxton.co.za<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or Kgotsofalang Mashilo (journalist)\u00a0kgotsofalangm@caxton.co.za<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Remember to visit the Germiston City News on the following social media platforms:<\/p>\n Facebook<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Twitter<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Instagram<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n YouTube<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Or add the GCN on\u00a0<\/b><\/span>WhatsApp 079 406 1181<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>or\u00a0BBM (BBM Pin: 7F102137)<\/strong>\u00a0<\/b><\/span>today, to get all the latest news.<\/p>\n Catch-up on more local news with our sister newspapers\u00a0<\/span>Bedfordview Edenvale News<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0<\/span>Alberton Record<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>Kempton Express<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/08GCNGENERALHIT_14397-520x390.jpg\")