A motorbike rider‚ believed to be in his late twenties or early thirties‚ was killed in Florida North west of Johannesburg on Saturday when he apparently collided with a refuse removal truck‚ ER24 said.
The accident occurred on Ontdekkers Road near Beacon Street on Saturday afternoon.
“At approximately 3pm this afternoon‚ paramedics from ER24 arrived on the scene where they found the rider lying a few metres away from his bike. It appeared as if he collided into the side of a garbage vehicle in a nearby service road.
“ER24’s paramedics immediately assessed the rider and found that he had a very weak pulse. While attending to him he went into cardiac arrest and paramedics initiated CPR. Sadly‚ despite all the efforts of paramedics on the scene they could not revive the rider‚” said ER24 spokesman Werner Vermaak‚ adding that the man sustained multiple injuries.
“He was later declared dead on the scene. The scene was handed over to Johannesburg Metro Police to conduct an investigation into the exact cause of the collision‚” said Vermaak.
Motorbike rider dies after hitting garbage truck
A motorbike rider‚ believed to be in his late twenties or early thirties‚ was killed in Florida North west of Johannesburg on Saturday when he apparently collided with a refuse removal truck‚ ER24 said.
The accident occurred on Ontdekkers Road near Beacon Street on Saturday afternoon.
“At approximately 3pm this afternoon‚ paramedics from ER24 arrived on the scene where they found the rider lying a few metres away from his bike. It appeared as if he collided into the side of a garbage vehicle in a nearby service road.
“ER24’s paramedics immediately assessed the rider and found that he had a very weak pulse. While attending to him he went into cardiac arrest and paramedics initiated CPR. Sadly‚ despite all the efforts of paramedics on the scene they could not revive the rider‚” said ER24 spokesman Werner Vermaak‚ adding that the man sustained multiple injuries.
“He was later declared dead on the scene. The scene was handed over to Johannesburg Metro Police to conduct an investigation into the exact cause of the collision‚” said Vermaak.
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