Three British tourists have died after their car plunged 75 feet from a bridge in South Africa. The accident occurred on Monday at 11:45am on the Swartkops Bridge near Port Elizabeth, as the group was heading to the airport to return to the UK.
The victims were Miranda Harris, 54, Chris Naylor, 58, and his wife Susanna Naylor, 54. Miranda Harris was a co-founder of the Christian charity A Rocha, while Chris Naylor was its CEO. Susanna Naylor was a senior teacher at Christ Church Cathedral School in Oxford. The sole survivor from the British vehicle was Peter Harris, 67, Miranda's husband and co-founder of A Rocha, who is in critical but stable condition.
The group was travelling in a double cab Toyota station wagon with a luggage trailer when they collided with a Chrysler Neon. It is believed a gust of wind caused the trailer to hit the other car, flipping the British vehicle over the crash barrier and into the river below. Fellow motorists and locals rescued the occupants, but three were pronounced dead at the scene.
Eastern Cape Department of Transport spokesperson Khuselwa Rantjie confirmed a case of culpable homicide has been opened. The bodies will be repatriated after post-mortems. A Rocha International expressed shock and offered prayers for the families.
