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By Eliot Mahlase

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Man killed in hit-and-run in Pretoria

It is believed he was hit by a car, then three more vehicles drove over the man before the police and paramedics arrived at the scene.


A man, believed to be in his early 40s, was killed in an alleged hit-and-run in the Moot, Pretoria on Tuesday.

ER24 emergency spokesperson Annine Siddall said the accident occurred on the corner of Paul Kruger and Scheming streets, Rekord Moot reported.

“At approximately 16:20, ER24 paramedics arrived at the scene and found the man lying in the middle of the road.

“It is believed he was hit by a car then three more vehicles drove over the man before the police and paramedics arrived at the scene,” she said.

Siddall said the man showed no signs of life and was declared dead on the scene.

“The exact circumstances surrounding the incident are not yet known. Local authorities attended the scene and will conduct an investigation.”

Caxton News Service

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