An unknown male pedestrian sustained serious injuries yesterday evening when he was hit by a bakkie in Govan Mbeki road in Potchefstroom.
The cause of the incident is unclear at this stage, but witnesses recall the man falling in front of the Corsa bakkie and the vehicle then driving over the man.
When ER24 paramedics arrived at the scene they found the man, believed to be aged in his late 40’s, still in the road. The man had sustained a head and chest injury, various scrapes and bruises as well as suspected back and neck injuries.
Paramedics treated the man at the scene before rapidly transporting him to the Potchefstroom provincial hospital for further care. The driver of the bakkie sustained no injuries in the collision. Local law enforcement officials attended the scene and will be investigating the incident further.
