Talented Brakpan biker killed in accident
Funeral will take place on Thursday.
Dozens of people have gathered outside the Dalview home of the 19-year-old man who was killed in Benoni this morning.
Anthony Shelley, a superbike racer who has featured in the Herald several times, was involved in a collision with a bakkie along Pretoria Road, Petit, at about 7am.
He was en route to work in Pretoria.
The former Volkskool Brakpan pupil stayed in Pretoria during the week and came home on the weekends.
According to ER24 spokesperson Russel Meiring, paramedics arrived on the scene and found that a motorcycle and bakkie had collided.
“Paramedics assessed the patient and found that he had sustained a number of serious injuries and showed no signs of life,” said Meiring.
“Unfortunately, nothing more could be done for the patient and he was declared dead on scene.”
Amelia van As, Anthony’s step-mother, told the Herald that Anthony was a good and happy child, who achieved so much in his life.
The heartbroken woman took the Herald around the family home, where three of Anthony’s motorbikes are kept inside the house.
Anthony’s photographs and numerous awards are on display throughout the house.
Anthony’s father Wayne Shelley confirmed that the funeral will take place at 2pm on Thursday at Red Star Raceway in Delmas.
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