Man killed while jump-starting car in Ekurhuleni

A man was killed on De Wiekus Road in Van Riebeeck Park in Kempton Park, Ekurhuleni, on Saturday night, Gauteng paramedics said.

It was believed that the driver of the car was standing next to his car trying to jump-start it when another car hit him, ER24 spokeswoman Annine Siddall said.

ER24 paramedics found the man lying next to his vehicle when they arrived on the scene. “Unfortunately nothing could be done to save the man and he was declared dead on the scene,” she said.

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