"The boys required advance life support intervention and [were] rushed to hospital for the urgent medical care they required," said Steinmann.
Three boys were knocked down by a car in Phoenix, KwaZulu-Natal, on Wednesday, said paramedics.
Netcare 911 spokeswoman Santi Steinmann said paramedics found the boys, aged nine, 11 and 16 in critical conditions.
"The boys required advance life support intervention and [were] rushed to hospital for the urgent medical care they required," said Steinmann.
The cause of the accident was unknown.
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