Motorist killed in N4 accident
The accident turned tragic when a vehicle crashed into an accident scene in Hatfield.
A man was killed and two others injured in an accident on the N4 highway on Thursday morning.
In a statement the Gauteng Emergency services said the accident took place around 06:40 in the Hatfield area direction CBD.
“The accident was a minor one on N4 direction west just after N1 interchange involving a delivery motorcycle and a VW Polo,” the statement read.
“One of our paramedics who was on his way to work stopped at the scene to provide assistance to the motorcycle rider who had minor to moderate injuries.”
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While the paramedic was attending to the injured biker, a Ford Figo crashed into them running over the biker and killing the driver of the Polo.
The Polo driver was declared dead on the scene.
“Our paramedic sustained critical injuries and was transported to the Unitas hospital. The motorcycle rider sustained moderate injuries and was transported to the Steve Biko academic hospital.”
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