Pedestrian struck and dragged 100 metres in Brixton
BRIXTON – ER24 paramedics found the man lying on the road and partially under the vehicle.
Paramedics responded to reports of a man believed to be in his 40s to have been struck and dragged by a light motor vehicle at the Solomon and Smit Road intersection in Brixton on the morning of 3 February.
ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene and spokesperson Russel Meiring said they found the man lying on the road, partially under the vehicle.
“Medics carefully extricated the man and assessed him, finding that he had sustained numerous injuries and was in a critical condition.”
The man was treated on the scene and transported to Charlotte Maxeke Provincial hospital for further care.
Meiring said according to their paramedics on the scene, the man is believed to be have been struck by the light motor vehicle and dragged 100 metres, the driver was unharmed.
Local authorities were on the scene to investigate further.
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