{"id":99856,"date":"2019-08-06T09:05:09","date_gmt":"2019-08-06T07:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/?p=99856"},"modified":"2019-08-07T14:24:24","modified_gmt":"2019-08-07T12:24:24","slug":"woman-way-school-kids-forced-swerve-effort-avoid-collision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/news-headlines\/2019\/08\/06\/woman-way-school-kids-forced-swerve-effort-avoid-collision\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Woman on way to school with kids forced to swerve in effort to avoid collision"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The lady, who wished to remain anonymous, says she had to swerve out for another woman with a young baby in the car.<\/p>\n<p>The woman, who caused the collision, left the scene while the lady who drove through the wall&#8217;s husband rushed to her and their kids&#8217; aid.<\/p>\n<p>The couple&#8217;s car was heavily damaged with some of the wall&#8217;s bricks landing on the VW&#8217;s roof.<br \/>\nThe nose of the car is completely written off.<\/p>\n<p>Luckily the woman and her children escaped injury.<\/p>\n<p>The couple only owns this one vehicle and will be seeking damages from the woman who caused the collision.<\/p>\n<p>The car was removed from the private property by a tow truck shortly before 08:00 after a traffic officer arrived on the scene to assess the damage.<\/p>\n<div class='tie-fluid-width-video-wrapper tie-ignore-fitvid' style='margin-bottom: 30px;'>\n\t\t\t<iframe style='width: 100%; 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