A man‚ believed to be in his 20s‚ was killed on Saturday night when he was hit by a truck on the R53‚ about 15km outside Potchefstroom‚ paramedics said.
“ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene at 8pm last night to find the body of the man lying on the side of the road. The truck that had hit the man had come to a stop a short distance away.
“Paramedics assessed the man and found that he had sustained numerous injuries and showed no signs of life. Unfortunately‚ nothing could be done for him and he was declared dead‚” said ER24 spokesman Russel Meiring.
The driver of the truck was uninjured‚ he said.
Man knocked over and killed by truck
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A man‚ believed to be in his 20s‚ was killed on Saturday night when he was hit by a truck on the R53‚ about 15km outside Potchefstroom‚ paramedics said.
“ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene at 8pm last night to find the body of the man lying on the side of the road. The truck that had hit the man had come to a stop a short distance away.
“Paramedics assessed the man and found that he had sustained numerous injuries and showed no signs of life. Unfortunately‚ nothing could be done for him and he was declared dead‚” said ER24 spokesman Russel Meiring.
The driver of the truck was uninjured‚ he said.
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