Woman killed as car rushing knife victim to hospital loses control

A women in her 20s was killed when the car hit her in Claremont, KwaZulu-Natal, said ER24 spokesman Chitra Bodasing Harduth.

"Information received on scene was that the driver was apparently transporting a friend who had been stabbed to hospital," said Harduth.

"That patient had apparently been transported to hospital after the crash privately."

The driver was believed to have lost control of the car, hit the woman and crashed into a gate.

E"R24 paramedics attended to the incident and assessed the woman," said Harduth.

"She had sustained multiple severe injuries and was unresponsive. Paramedics initiated CPR, but despite all efforts, the woman sadly died.

"Authorities were on scene to investigate further."