Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run involving multiple vehicles on N1 highway east of Pretoria
“He was struck by a vehicle in a hit-and-run. Multiple vehicles then struck him which also failed to stop,” Emer-G-Med spokesperson Kyle van Reenen.
A 26-year-old man died after suffering traumatic injuries in an apparent hit-and-run involving multiple vehicles on the N1 highway in Waterkloof in the east of Pretoria on Saturday evening.
Spokesperson for the Emer-G-Med paramedics who responded to the scene, Kyle van Reenen, said the man suffered multiple injuries and was found dead by paramedics on the north of N1 [highway] after Rigel Avenue.
“On arrival after 20:30 a male was found deceased and was declared dead.
He was struck by a vehicle in a hit-and-run. Multiple vehicles then struck him. None of the vehicles involved stopped,” he said.
“The victim suffered fatal polytraumatic injuries [multiple traumatic injuries such as serious head injuries and other serious broken bones].”
Van Reenen said Brooklyn police were on the scene and would investigate.
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