A 6yr old child was killed this morning after being struck down by a taxi on Sweetwater’s Road in the Sweetwater’s Location of Pietermaritzburg.
ER24 paramedics along with EMRS arrived on the scene to find the young child lying in the road in a pool of blood. The child had sustained severe fatal and traumatic injuries and was declared deceased on scene by the paramedics.
The drive of the taxi was treated for shock but did not want to go to hospital. It is believed that the young child ran across the road without supervision and was knocked down by the taxi.
The necessary authorities were on the scene and would be investigating the incident further.
Derrick Banks
ER24