7-Year-old boy knocked over by taxi in Alberton

A 7-year-old boy is in a serious condition after he was knocked down by a mini-bus taxi on the old Vereeniging road in Alberton this afternoon. 

ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene at 14:53 to find the boy lying in the road and the taxi on the embankment. The patient required Advanced Life Support interventions on the scene and was then transported to Thelle-Mogoerane Regional Hospital in nearby Vosloorus.

Metro police were on the scene for further investigation.

Ross Campbell
ER24 Spokesperson


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