Cruel blow as woman steals wig
Witness says people thought Sbahle Mpisane was dead
AS POPULAR fitness trainer Sbahle Mpisane fought for her life after she crashed her car into a tree on the Magaret Mncadi Avenue (Victoria Embankment) last week, an unknown woman who witnessed the accident snatched Mpisane’s hair weave off her head while she was unconscious and made off with it.
This is according to Brian Dube, who helped extinguish the fire in Mpisane’s upturned and crashed car, helping to save her life.
Speaking to Independent Media, Dube, who is a personal trainer and lives in an apartment near the scene of the accident, said he heard a car crashing as he was getting ready for work:
“It was around 4.15am. I opened my window and saw the horribly crushed car. I noticed it was a lady in the vehicle. I rushed towards it because I saw the car was on fire and I grabbed the fire extinguisher.
“I watched the car burning and I had to try and save the woman.”
Dube said he had no idea it was the well-known Mpisane at the time.
“A woman nearby rushed towards the car and grabbed the weave off the injured woman’s head and ran away with it. That’s why I did not recognise Sbahle, because I’ve only ever seen her with her weave on.
“I couldn’t believe the woman stole it and didn’t offer any help.”
He added that Mpisane was alone in the vehicle. Another passerby stopped when he noticed the scene and helped Dube extinguish the fire.
“It was so dark that morning that I wouldn’t recognise the guy who helped me if I saw him again. After we put the fire out, he left because he thought she was dead.
“I stood there alone for about 10 minutes because I wanted to see if she was breathing. She moved her arm and I realised she was alive, so I screamed to call the ambulance.”
Rescue Care Paramedics arrived on the scene and revealed that the jaws of life were used to free Mpisane from her wrecked vehicle.
“Once the paramedics arrived, they informed me that the woman had sustained serious injuries and had broken her leg. When I got to the car, it was upturned. I didn’t touch her. I was afraid that if I pulled her out it would cause further injuries, so I waited for the paramedics.”
According to Mpisane’s father, prominent Durban businessman Sbu Mpisane, his 25-year-old daughter is still in ICU at St Augustine’s Hospital.
“She has no idea she is in hospital. She has been in for surgery, which was successful, and we are hoping for better recovery in due time as she was critically injured.”
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