Pedestrian killed on N4 near Witbank
05 July 2016 - 21:42
A pedestrian‚ believed to be in his 30s‚ was killed on Tuesday afternoon when he was hit by a taxi on the N4 about 10km outside Witbank in Mpumalanga‚ paramedics said. ER24 said it was believed that the man had been struck by the side mirror of the taxi while running across the freeway.“ER24 paramedics‚ along with provincial services‚ arrived on the scene and found the lifeless body of the pedestrian lying three metres away from the road.“On assessment‚ paramedics found that the man had sustained a serious injury to his head as well as his neck‚ and showed no signs of life.“Unfortunately‚ nothing could be done for the patient and he was declared dead on the scene‚” ER24 said...
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