Pedestrian killed on N1 in Orange Farm

Pedestrian knocked down and killed close to the Grassmere Toll Plaza‚ south of Johannesburg.

The three deaths bring the number of school children who have died in Gauteng since the beginning of this year to 28.
The three deaths bring the number of school children who have died in Gauteng since the beginning of this year to 28. (STOCK IMAGE)

A pedestrian was knocked down and killed by a vehicle on the N1 South close to the Grassmere Toll Plaza in Orange Farm‚ south of Johannesburg‚ on Friday night.

“At approximately 8pm‚ ER24 paramedics arrived at the scene and saw there was nothing they could do to save the man. He had no from of identification on him and was declared dead by ER24 paramedics‚” said ER 24 spokesperson Annine Siddall.

“The exact circumstances surrounding the incident were not yet known to our paramedics but local authorities were on the scene for investigations‚” she added.


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