Former Miss PE fighting for life after crash

THE distraught father of former Miss Port Elizabeth Bianca-Anne Harper Agherdien, who was fighting for her life at St George's Hospital last night after a horror head-on collision, has pleaded with friends and family to pray for his daughter's recovery.

Bianca, 27, who is doing her doctorate at Rhodes University, suffered broken legs and internal bleeding in the accident.

She was on her way to Port Elizabeth from Grahamstown when the Toyota Corolla she was driving collided head-on with a BMW at about midday yesterday.

The 2010 The Herald Specsavers Miss Port Elizabeth, who married her long time sweetheart Anver Agherdien in March, was travelling home after spending two days in Grahamstown.

The BMW, which had been heading towards Grahamstown, was allegedly overtaking a truck on an uphill when it crashed into her car at speed, smashing the Corolla into pieces.

Grahamstown police spokesman Lieutenant Luvuyo Mjekula said the four occupants of the BMW and Bianca were all taken to hospital with serious injuries. - Zandile Mbabela