THE Mosia family from Simunye in Westonaria, Gauteng, believes a dark cloud of car crashes is following them.
This is because members of the family have all been involved in separate car accidents next to the same location.
And although they survived the accidents, they feel they have bad luck and need any help they can get.
They said their troubles started in 2012 when Lerato (23) was hit by a speeding car and sustained a serious injury on her left hand, which had to be operated on.
This was followed by another accident involving her brother, Thabo (33) in 2013, which was in a spot not far from Lerato's accident scene.
Their mum, Bridget (50), said: "His father's taxi crashed after it was hit by an oncoming car along the N12."
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As if that was not enough, the family faced more troubles in 2020 when Bridget's husband, David (73), who's partially blind, lost his business after four of his taxis crashed in different accidents.
"Bad luck of accidents is haunting my family and we fear that these accidents will kill us one of these days," said David.
But that was not the end of the family's troubles.
On Monday, 27 February, Bridget, who is blind and is wheelchair-bound, was hit by a speeding car, which also left her seriously injured on her left hand.
The accident also occurred not far from her children had theirs.
Bridget said she was saved by her wheelchair when she fell on the side of the road.
"I think this wheelchair saved my life," she giggled.
She said whenever she gets into a taxi, she asks other passengers to join her in prayer.
"There's just bad luck following my family. I attend church, but I sometimes feel weak. I also refuse to accept help from anyone to push my wheelchair because I believe that if bad luck is following me, it might also affect whoever is helping me," she said.
The family said the accidents have left them in a devastating financial situation.
Sangoma Mkhulu Joseph Dungamanzi said the family needs to see a sangoma or prophet as this is usually caused by someone who refuses to accept their calling, or by a bad deed from a certain family member.
"It's possible that someone from their family used muthi on them. If they don't consult, this might be passed on to their children and grandchildren," he said.
The family wants justice after Bridget's hit-and-run accident, but the police are allegedly failing them.
"We were advised to open a case at the Bekkersdal Police Station, which we did. But we've never even received a case number," said David.
Gauteng police spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Mavela Masondo said he's not aware of the matter and advised Bridget to speak to the station commander.
"She should have received a case number by now," said Masondo.
