Fatal pedestrian accident on N1
Traffic was at a standstill on the N1 south after a pedestrian was fatally injured.
An elderly man was killed on Sunday evening when he was hit by a car on the N1 South near the Sefako Makgatho Drive offramp.
Netcare 911 said the man was in his 50’s and was hit when he crossed the road.
“He was crossing the highway and was hit by a car. Paramedics arrived and found he had died,” said spokesperson Chris Botha.
He said no one else was injured.
Motorists were advised to use alternative routes as traffic was affected.
Man killed in pedestrian crash N1 south before Zambezi Dr @JacaNews @ewnupdates @RekordNewspaper @_ArriveAlive @Beeld_Nuus
— NETCARE 911 (@Netcare911_sa) January 31, 2016
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