Johannesburg - Seven people were arrested on the R24 eastbound, between Edenvale turnoff and Barbara bridge for speeding, on Sunday morning, the Ekurhuleni metro police department (EMPD) said.
"[The] seven arrests of speedsters... included a 30-year-old male driver in a Mercedes Benz sedan clocked at the blazing speed of 216km/h," Chief Superintendent Wilfred Kgasago said.
The driver of the Mercedes Benz, arrested just before 07:00 in a 120km/h zone, claimed he was rushing to catch a flight.