Scholar dies after being knocked down
Child airlifted to hospital after accident outside school gates dies.
A scholar, aged about 15, has died after being knocked down by the driver of a vehicle this morning.
The incident happened right in front of the Elsburg High School gates, at the corner of Guthrie Road and Brug Street, Elsburg, at 6.30am.
Upon arrival of the Ekurhuleni Emergency Services, the boy was diagnosed with severe head injuries and possible chest fractures, by the paramedics on the scene, so it was decided to airlift him.
“The helicopter had to be landed on the school sports grounds for the patient to be transported,” said William Ntladi, media liaison officer for the Ekurhuleni Disaster and Emergency Management Services.
“He was airlifted to Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital in a critical condition.”
He later died of his injuries.
The incident was handed over to the EMPD and SAPS for further investigation.
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