[Robertsville Roodepoort 12 April 2012 09:00]
The pedestrian is believed to have been trying to cross Main Reef Road near Robert road when the black Mercedes Benz sedan was driving along it. It is unclear as to who was at fault in the cause of the accident and local Police officials will need to conduct their necessary investigations.
Paramedics arrived at the scene to find the man lying in the road. He had sustained what appeared to be a critical head injury and immediate treatment was initiated. The Advanced Life Support paramedics from ER24, Life Healthcare Flora and the Provincial Services worked together to try and stabilise the man’s condition. The ER24 Discovery Medicopter was called in, in an attempt to get the man to hospital as quickly as possible, but the man’s condition suddenly deteriorated and they were stood down. Resuscitation attempts were started, and sadly, after a long battle to save the man’s life, there was nothing more that paramedics could do and he died at the scene.
The occupants of the Mercedes were not injured in the accident.
Vanessa Jackson, ER24