Three minors killed in a horrific accident that left six others injured in Pretoria
The driver abandoned his vehicle after running over nine pedestrians and killing three minors in the process.
Three minors were killed and six injured after a car ran over nine pedestrians before crashing into a tree at Salvokop in Pretoria.
The incident occurred at about 17:03 near a traffic circle on 6th and Koch streets, according to City of Tshwane Emergency Services Department spokesperson Charles Mabaso.
He said emergency services arrived on the scene and found multiple patients scattered around with the vehicle under a partially collapsed tree.
“Three female children aged around 5 years were declared dead by paramedics on the scene,” he said.
Two of the three children who lost their lives in the horrific accident were a twin, according to Emer-G-Med spokesperson Kyle van Reenen.
He added that two female patients with moderate to serious injuries were transported to Steve Biko Hospital. One of them is nine months pregnant.
“Four other female patients were also transported to the hospital with minor to moderate injuries,” he said.
The driver of the vehicle could not be found at the scene and is alleged to have fled.
Mabaso said the South African Police Service were in attendance and the scene was handed over to them for further investigations.
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