Spokesman Craig Botha said that when emergency services arrived they found that a bakkie had knocked over a pedestrian.
“Paramedics quickly assessed the scene and found that a child (9) had sustained fatal injuries. Despite the exhaustive efforts from paramedics to resuscitate the child, the child was declared deceased on scene.”
Port Shepstone SAPS have taken over the scene and will investigate the circumstances surrounding the cause of the accident.
Senior reporter Sugan Naidoo is a true son of the South Coast soil. He was to the newspaper industry born, his late father working at the South Coast Herald back in the days when black and white photographs were still being used. Sugan has been with Caxton for close to three decades, having started as a weekend photographer, straight out of school. He soon showed his skill in hard news reporting and has, over the years, added to his repertoire, with motoring now one of his important beats. He is always willing to go the extra mile, especially if it's to test drive a new vehicle. He supports the Proteas, Springboks and Manchester United.