A 10 year old child hit by a taxi in Pinetown

Loyiso Langeni
15 April 2014

Netcare 911 paramedics and other services responded to an accident scene in Pinetown, whereby a 10 year-old child was knocked down by a taxi on the M13 west bound this morning.

Netcare 911 Spokesperson Chris Botha said when they arrived on scene they found the body lying in the road. Reports indicate that the child was on his way to school.

“He ran around the front of the vehicle and tried to run across the when he was hit by another taxi,” Botha added

Botha further added that after they examined him they found that he had tragically died due to the extensive injuries that he sustained.