Sun May 19 20:02:35 SAST 2013
Sun May 19 20:02:35 SAST 2013

Man crushed to death

Jul 13, 2012 | Sapa | 23 comments

A man was crushed to death by an electric gate on a plot in Benoni, east of Johannesburg, paramedics said.

The 32-year-old was caught between the gate and a wall, ER24 spokeswoman Vanessa Jackson said.

The man's family called paramedics at 5.15am. They tried to save his life, but he died on the scene. Police were investigating.

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Sun May 19 20:02:35 SAST 2013 ::
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Jul 13, 2012

Mellow

Shame sad hey May his soul RIP in peace some freaky accident there

#Friday 13th?!
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Jul 13, 2012

Cl!ck

Shame, we wish you a speedy recovery..

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Jul 13, 2012

Tsek

gotta be Friday the 13th!!!!
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Jul 13, 2012

Mellow

Cl!ck
Shame, we wish you a speedy recovery..
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How do you recover from death?

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Jul 13, 2012

MommaC

How?
Isn't there a law that makes all these gates (and garage doors) have pressure sensors in them? I am pretty sure they brought one out a couple of decades ago after a child was killed in the same way.
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Jul 13, 2012

Tsek

Cl!ck
Shame, we wish you a speedy recovery..
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whoonga is taking part!!!
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Jul 13, 2012

M4V

Cl!ck
Shame, we wish you a speedy recovery..
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you smoked nyaope so early?

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Jul 13, 2012

papilon68

Click!
hey man, i think you know something that we dont know about death!
Click! Lol maybe the third gear is not goint in in your mind bru
anyway, its friday the 13th!
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Jul 13, 2012

Phunyukabemphethe

Cl!ck
Shame, we wish you a speedy recovery..
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Psychological comment : Meaning resurrection from dead/ second coming
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Jul 13, 2012

JB$

@Cl!ck
You are smoking a pipe and you are smoking it on the wrong end
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