MOSSEL BAY NEWS - One Mossel Bay driver found an unusual parking for his car outside Foodz, a grocery factory store in Voorbaai, when his car went through the railing of a raised parking space on Saturday 14 November.

Kiki Smit, owner of Foodz, told Mossel Bay Advertiser she heard the crash at around 13:00 on Saturday. 

According to Smit, camera footage shows a man alone in the car, slowly driving in the parking area and searching for an open parking bay.

While trying to park, the driver allegedly bumped into someone else's vehicle, tried to move away, and then bumped into a second vehicle. In the process, he hit the railing and the car went over the edge slightly.

“20cm further and he would’ve gone completely over the edge,” says Smit.

The car hanging over the raised parking space at Foodz in Voorbaai, Mossel Bay. Photo: Kiki Smit

According to Smit, bystanders quickly ran over to hang onto the car to keep it from falling over. Some bystanders then managed to get the driver out through the car’s back window, as the door where he was seated was damaged.

Police and towing services responded to the scene. No injuries were reported. A spokesperson for the Southern Cape Police, Warrant Officer Chris Spies, confirmed that no accident docket was opened.

A photo of the incident was posted to the Foodz Facebook page earlier today, Sunday 15 November, leading to many a joke in the comments section. 

Many commenters told the driver, “you can't park there”; one person wrote that Foodz was now a drive-thru, and another joked that the driver was too eager for the upcoming Black Friday deals. 

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