Pedestrian killed in Allen Street collision
The patient was pronounced dead at the scene.
A pedestrian has died following a collision between a light motor vehicle and a taxi at the corners of Allen and Paterson Streets on Thursday afternoon (February 2).
According to Jan-Henk van Vuuren of Magenta Medical Services, when emergency services arrived on the scene, they discovered that when the two vehicles collided, a pedestrian was hit and sadly sustained fatal injuries.
“She was pronounced dead at the scene. A second female occupant of one of the vehicles was taken to the hospital for additional medical attention “He stated.
According to a witness on the scene, the deceased had arrived in Newcastle to arrange the funeral of a relative when the accident occurred.
It’s still unclear exactly what transpired and the exact cause of the collision will remain subject to further police investigation.
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