In Brief

‘I can fly…’ JOHANNESBURG – A man was seriously injured after he jumped off a moving taxi on the N3 west-bound near Berea Road in Durban, the SABC reported yesterday.

The man – believed to have been intoxicated – allegedly told other passengers that he could fly before opening the taxi door and jumping out, police spokesperson Ayanda Msweli was quoted as saying. “He sustained serious head injuries and the reason he jumped out of the moving taxi was not yet established,” said Msweli, adding that police suspected the man had been intoxicated.The taxi was travelling from Durban to Nquthu.* Gym session ends in tragedy CAPE TOWN – A gym session ended in tragedy on Monday afternoon after a 59-year-old man from Stellenbosch was hit by a speeding car in Bellville while he was on his way back to work.According to eyewitnesses, he was flung about 15m through the air.The eyewitness who was driving behind the car that hit the man, said the driver of the car had accelerated at high speed from the traffic lights.”It could easily have been more than 120km.And that in a 60km zone,” said the eyewitness, who wanted to remain anonymous.* Mom calls dealer, finds cop COLBERT – A woman looking for a cocaine dealer called a number on her son’s cellphone – only to discover she had phoned a police officer, authorities in the US state of Oklahoma said.Durant police Lieutenant Mike Woodruff said the 42-year-old woman called him by accident.His number was on her son’s cellphone because he had been arrested previously on drug charges.”She was looking through her son’s cellphone directory and found my number,” Woodruff said.”Her son had told her that if she ever needed help with anything to give me a call.I think she misunderstood.”She thought she was talking to a drug dealer.”Woodruff said he played along and set up a meeting between her and an undercover officer.She and an alleged accomplice were arrested on a drug complaint.Nampa-Sapa-AFP”He sustained serious head injuries and the reason he jumped out of the moving taxi was not yet established,” said Msweli, adding that police suspected the man had been intoxicated.The taxi was travelling from Durban to Nquthu. * Gym session ends in tragedy CAPE TOWN – A gym session ended in tragedy on Monday afternoon after a 59-year-old man from Stellenbosch was hit by a speeding car in Bellville while he was on his way back to work.According to eyewitnesses, he was flung about 15m through the air.The eyewitness who was driving behind the car that hit the man, said the driver of the car had accelerated at high speed from the traffic lights.”It could easily have been more than 120km.And that in a 60km zone,” said the eyewitness, who wanted to remain anonymous. * Mom calls dealer, finds cop COLBERT – A woman looking for a cocaine dealer called a number on her son’s cellphone – only to discover she had phoned a police officer, authorities in the US state of Oklahoma said.Durant police Lieutenant Mike Woodruff said the 42-year-old woman called him by accident.His number was on her son’s cellphone because he had been arrested previously on drug charges.”She was looking through her son’s cellphone directory and found my number,” Woodruff said.”Her son had told her that if she ever needed help with anything to give me a call.I think she misunderstood.”She thought she was talking to a drug dealer.”Woodruff said he played along and set up a meeting between her and an undercover officer.She and an alleged accomplice were arrested on a drug complaint.Nampa-Sapa-AFP