The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) and the South African Police Service (SAPS) have launched an investigation after a City of Cape Town Metro Police vehicle struck and killed two women in Khayelitsha on Sunday evening.
The fatal collision occurred at approximately 6.30pm on Sunday, 8 November 2026, along Lansdowne Road in the Green Point area when the municipal patrol car hit the two pedestrians. Medical personnel declared both adult women dead at the scene.
Western Cape police spokesperson Sergeant Wesley Twigg confirmed that Khayelitsha police have opened a culpable homicide docket.
“The circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation and no arrests have been made yet,” Twigg said.
City launches internal investigation
Metro Police Department spokesperson Ruth Solomons confirmed that the City’s Safety and Security Directorate is cooperating with both SAPS and IPID investigators, and will also conduct its own internal probe into the crash.
“The City acknowledges the tragic loss of life and recognises the impact that this incident has on all those affected. Our thoughts are with the families and loved ones during this difficult time,” Solomons said.
She added that further internal action would be determined once the investigation is complete.
String of crashes involving official vehicles
Sunday’s double fatality follows a series of serious collisions involving municipal law enforcement and police vehicles across the Cape Flats in recent months:
- 19 October 2026: Twenty-nine people were injured when a City Law Enforcement bakkie and a Golden Arrow bus were involved in a multi-vehicle collision on Baden Powell Drive.
- 13 September 2026: A marked SAPS van overturned and landed on its roof after colliding with a Toyota Yaris at a traffic light-controlled intersection on Mew Way in Khayelitsha.
- 24 June and 27 July 2026: Two separate crashes saw police vans overturn on Stellenbosch Arterial, prompting reckless and negligent driving investigations in both cases.