Netcare 911 responded to reports of a very serious freak accident at the drive-through section of a fast-food outlet in the Kyalami area early on Saturday morning, Fourways Review reports.
Nick Dollman, Netcare 911 Media Liaison Inland, said: “Reports from the scene allege that the victim had parked too far away from the drive-through window.
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“An eyewitness explained that the man then tried to exit his vehicle and at that stage the vehicle moved and drove over the victim. The incident and preceding events will form part of a thorough police investigation.”
Dollman added that when Emergency Services arrived at the scene, the man was still underneath the vehicle.
“Once freed, CPR was initiated but tragically the man, in his fifties, succumbed to his severe injuries. Documentation pertaining to his death was completed by Netcare 911 and handed over to authorities at the scene,” said Dollman.
“The incident was also attended by the Fire Department and the JMPD.”
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