That was after fed-up residents of Ulana Informal Settlement near Delmore blockaded Wit Deep Road with stones and burning tyres, to protest flooding in their shacks following heavy rains last night.
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Reiger Park police spokesman Mashudu Phathela said that the truck turned turned into Wit Deep Road from Main Reef, but halfway along that stretch of road – near Jerusalem informal settlement – the driver met a group of protesters who turned him away.
The driver made a u-turn but as the truck was driving away, protesters pelted stones at it. At least one stone hit the driver on the head.
The driver lost control of the truck and veered off the road. In the process, the truck hit and dragged a pedestrian until it came to a halt.
The man was certified dead at the scene.
The residents said Gauteng premier David Makhura and Ekurhuleni MMC, Vivien Chauke, promised feedback within seven days, following their visit to the informal settlement on November 9.
“They promised to move those in the low lying area of the informal settlement – and the rest of us – elsewhere, but we’ve never heard from them again,” said one of the community leaders.
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