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Motorist hits learner and drives off
Good partnership between the police and the Westenburg community led to the arrest of a motorist who knocked down a high school learner a few meters from the school and then drove off
POLOKWANE – The accident happened at 14:30 today.
The learner was trying to cross the road when she was hit by the vehicle.
Capt Mohlaka Mashiane, a Westenburg police spokesperson, said the learner was rushed to the nearest hospital with critical injuries.
“After knocking the child, the suspect fled the scene. A resident followed the driver and alerted the police of his whereabouts. The police followed up on the information and found the vehicle and the suspect was arrested. He will appear before the Polokwane magistrate’s court soon,” Mashiane said.
