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Pedestrian knocked down in East hit and run

The pedestrian was hit by a car and seriously injured.

A pedestrian was seriously injured when she was struck by a car in the east of Pretoria on Tuesday evening.

The incident took place on Solomon Mahlangu Drive and Garsfontein Road around 17:30.

“On arrival we found one female patient who sustained serious injuries to her back and her leg,” said Casper Visser, from the Volunteer Emergency Medical Response Unit.

“The decision was made to airlift the patient to a specialist hospital for the best possible treatment.

Visser said the vehicle believed to have struck the woman was not on the scene.

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