A seventeen-year-old school boy sustained serious injuries after he was hit by a vehicle on the R102 near Umhlali on the Natal north coast this afternoon at around 15h00. Exact detail to the cause of the accident is still speculative and will remain a subject for police investigation.
Netcare 911 paramedics arrived at the scene and found the boy lying on the ground with serious injuries. After they stabilised the patient on scene paramedics transported him to a local hospital for the care that he required.