Man (30) declared dead at Van der Hoff Road
“Blood came out of his mouth and he died at the scene.”
A 30-year-old man was declared dead at the scene on the corners of Van der Hoff Road and Centre Street, in the west of Pretoria, on Friday, February 11.
According to Hercules CPF spokesperson Johan van Staden, they were informed of the man lying next to the road just after 07:00.
“Blood came out of his mouth and he died at the scene,” said Van Staden.
He added that the man refused to be transported to a nearby hospital.
“A state ambulance was dispatched to where the man was lying, but the man declined to be taken to hospital,” he said.
Ambu Link ambulance services spokesperson Albert Jansen van Nieuwenhuizen said that they were called to the scene.
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“We received a call-out at around 09:40. As we arrived at the scene, unfortunately, the man had died and we declared him dead,” he said.
At the time of going to press, Hercules police have yet to comment on the incident.
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