Cape Town – A Khayelitsha speedster killed two men after losing control of her vehicle and crashing into a shack, paramedics said on Friday.

The accident happened on Thursday night at the corner of Oscar Mpetha Drive and Mew Way in Harare, Khayelitsha.

“According to eyewitness accounts, the female was speeding and lost control of the vehicle. She attempted to bring the vehicle to a standstill by braking,” said spokesman for the Cape Town disaster risk management centre, Wilfred Solomons-Johannes.

The car hit one of the shacks where two men were inside.

Upon the arrival of paramedics it was found that the female driver and the two men had sustained multiple injuries. The two men died at the scene.

Sapa