From news24.com Carla Lewis, Beeld Makado - The Cape Argus Cycle Tour dreams of a woman from Makado have been shattered by the injuries she got when she swerved to avoid being hit by a bus. Marietjie Barkhuizen says she and a group of cyclists were training for the cycle tour on the N1 en route to Mountain View Hotel on Friday afternoon about 16:30 when a bus from Mabirimisa Bus Service came hurtling straight at them. Barkhuizen, who has broken ribs and other injuries, said: "We were in the emergency lane, and the bus was on a straight stretch, straddling the left lane and the emergency lane. "The bus driver must have seen us - it was still light, and we were wearing our red warning lights," she said. 13-year-old also injured "He gave no indication of yielding and very nearly hit me as the bus went haring past. "If I hadn't quickly swerved out of the way, he'd surely have hit me. I just thank the Lord I'm still alive." Barkhuizen said that when she swerved she hit against the railings alongside the road and her foot got entangled in her bike. She said a 13-year-old boy, Jaco de Bruin, was also injured when he jumped off his bike to avoid being hit by the bus.
