Accidents happen a lot on the road, and the painful thing is that innocent people lose their lives. That is why it is important that when people are driving on the road they have to be careful. Even those who are walking on the road. Some people lost their lives on the road, after being hit by a car.
RUSA took to social media to share some painful news after a man who was crossing the road was hit by a car and killed him. Below is what was posted, that left people heartbroken.
An unidentified man was killed after he was struck while crossing Jabu Ngcobo Road in the vicinity of Waterloo – KZN this morning (Tuesday).
Members of Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) were called out to the scene at approximately 06:44. On arrival, Reaction Officers discovered a male lying on the road bleeding excessively from an injury to his head. He was pronounced deceased by Medics.
The driver of a red VW Golf informed Reaction Officers that he was traveling from Verulam in the direction of Waterloo – KZN when the pedestrian fled across the road. His vehicle struck the man who was flung several meters from the point of impact. The VW Golf was extensively damaged.
The driver sustained minor injuries.
After this post was shared, people started commenting someone commented saying Nowadays drivers must watch for pedestrians instead of getting to their destination.
Then another one also commented saying Used to cross there during my high school days lot of people got knocked, I now drive past there people still get knocked Traffic lights, please.
Then another one said, I’m sure the driver was speeding judging by the look of the car.
This is so painful, imagine getting a call saying you have lost your loved one. People should be more careful on the road to avoid such things from happening.