Bus and City cop van in Baden Powell Drive crash, leaving 29 injured

NewsSportLifestyleEntertainmentOpinionNews Western CapeBus and City cop van in Baden Powell Drive crash, leaving 29 injuredJim Mohlala|Published 9 hours agoCopy to ClipboardAsk AIScenes from the crash on Baden Powell Drive, between Strandfontein and Muizenberg on Monday morning.

A bus and a City Law Enforcement bakkie were involved in a multi-vehicle crash that shut down traffic on Baden Powell Drive on Monday morning.

Three people were seriously injured and 26 sustained minor injuries. The accident reportedly happened at about 8.00am on October 19 on the stretch of road between Strandfontein and Muizenberg.

Emergency services attended the scene. Western Cape SAPS spokesperson Sergeant Wesley Twigg told IOL Media: “Muizenberg police registered a reckless and negligent driving case for investigation following the accident. 19 October 2026, at about 8.00am, on Baden Powell Drive, between Strandfontein and Muizenberg, involving four vehicles, including a law enforcement vehicle.”

Twigg said: “The injured drivers of the law enforcement vehicle and another vehicle were transported to a medical facility for treatment.”

On the cause of the crash, he explained: “The circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation, and no arrests have been made.”

He said: “Anyone with any information about this incident can contact Crime Stop on 08600 10111 or use the mobile application MySAPS anonymously.”

Kevin Jacobs, spokesperson for the City of Cape Town’s Traffic Service, told IOL Media: “The City’s Traffic Service confirms the early morning accident on Baden Powell Drive, between Strandfontein and Sunrise Circle.”

“Four vehicles were involved, including a bus, a Law Enforcement bakkie and three other vehicles,” Jacobs said.

Three people sustained serious injuries, and 26 sustained slight injuries.”

Jacobs said: “Traffic officers assisted with road closures.”

“For more details, please refer to SAPS, which recorded the accident.”