One person has been killed and four others critically injured after being knocked by a vehicle whilst sleeping under a bridge in Pinetown just after 4:15am this morning.
Rescue Care Paramedics arrived on the scene to find chaos. There is currently construction building the new Bus lane on Old Main Road which goes underneath St Johns Avenue, this is cordoned off however a light motor vehicle crashed through the barricades and collided into the pedestrians. Paramedics found one Male believed to be in his twenties had sustained major injuries and was Declared deceased on the scene. A further four patients one woman and three men had sustained critical injuries and required Advanced Life Support Paramedics to stabilise them on the scene before transporting them to a nearby Hospital for the further care that they required.
At this stage, the events leading up to the single vehicle crashing through the barriers is unknown however SAPS were on the scene and will be investigating further
Kind Regards,
Garrith Jamieson
Operations Director
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