Nomsa Simelane was on her way from Soweto to a church service in Secunda, Mpumalanga, when the engine of her Chery Tiggo started smoking and the temperature dial showed it was extremely hot.
This was just about 40 to 50kms after Simelane had stopped for fuel at the BP garage in Protea Glen, Soweto, where she later found out the petrol attendant had allegedly not closed the radiator cap properly.
I was on the N1 in Midrand near Allandale Road when I started seeing smoke coming from the engine, Simelane told Sowetan Consumer.