A seven-year-old boy was killed in a pedestrian accident on Plaas Street near Market Street in
Claremont on Monday afternoon.
According to NetCare 911 spokesperson Santi Steinmann, “paramedics and other services arrived at
the scene and found the lifeless body of the young boy lying next to the side of the road after he was
knocked over by a vehicle.”
She said: “Upon assessment of the boy, paramedics found he had died prior to their arrival due to
the extensive injuries sustained during the pedestrian accident. There was nothing further that could
be done for the young boy and he was declared dead at the scene.”
The cause of the accident is not yet known.
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