Off-duty officer killed in collision with reportedly speeding taxi in a road crash in Verulam

Off-duty officer killed in collision with reportedly speeding taxi in a road crash in Verulam

An Off Duty Member of Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) has been killed by a speeding taxi in Verulam – Kwazulu Natal this evening.

The RUSA Operations Center received calls from several passing motorists at approx 19:19 (Saturday) who noticed a speeding taxi knock down a male attired in a black uniform.

Paramedics & Reaction Officers arrived on scene at the corner of Todd & Garden Street and found that the critically injured male was a colleague. The 33 year old victim succumbed to his injuries a minute later.

Witnesses informed Officers that the taxi was speeding excessively and ploughed into the deceased who was standing on the side of the road. The taxi came to a halt approx 100 meters from the point of impact with the victim stuck on the front left of the vehicle.

According to the 28-year-old driver of a white & green Toyota Hiace taxi, he was traveling towards the Verulam CBD & had not seen the victim….


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