A man, believed to be in his 30s, was killed this morning after he was hit by a taxi on the M1 by Marrionhill in KwaZulu Natal.
ER24 paramedics, along with another service, arrived on the scene and found the man lying in the emergency lane of the road. The taxi that apparently hit the man was also found in the emergency lane, parked behind the pedestrian.
Paramedics assessed the man and found that he had sustained numerous injuries and showed no signs of life.
CPR and advanced life support interventions were immediately performed on the patient in an effort to return his vital signs.
Unfortunately, after 45 minutes, no vital signs returned and the man was declared dead on the scene.
Fortunately, no-one from the taxi sustained any injuries.
Local authorities were on scene for further investigations.
Russel Meiring
ER24 Spokesperson