Chaos unfolded earlier this morning, 17 April 2025, after a person was killed and a toddler injured when a motorist misplaced management of his automobile. The driving force hit a pedestrian earlier than ploughing into a college fence in Zwide, a township in Gqeberha.
HOW WAS THE PEDESTRIAN HIT?
The accident occurred round 6:50 am on the intersection of the R75 and Johnson Highway, close to Khwezi Lomso Complete Faculty in Zwide, Gqeberha. A nine-year-old boy and the driving force of the automobile additionally sustained minor accidents.
In keeping with police spokesperson Captain Sandra Janse van Rensburg, a maroon Renault Kwid was travelling from KwaDwesi in direction of Algoa Park when the driving force misplaced management. The automobile overturned, struck a pedestrian, and crashed via the college fence. The pedestrian, described as a person aged between 55 and 60, died on the scene.
THE IDENTITY OF THE PEDESTRIAN?
“The pedestrian is aged between 55 and 60, was sporting blue general pants, a blue shirt and a khaki jacket, with black security boots,” Janse van Rensburg mentioned.
The id of the deceased has not but been confirmed. A case of culpable murder has been opened and is beneath investigation.
SAPS in Kwazakele urged anybody who can assist in figuring out the deceased to come back ahead.
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