A case of culpable homicide was opened with the Primrose police after the death of a motorcyclist in a New Year\u2019s Eve accident.<\/p>\n
The accident took place at the corner of Willow and Rietfontein roads, in Primrose, on the afternoon of December 31.<\/p>
An Ekurhuleni Disaster and Emergency Management Services (DEMS) rescue team and paramedics from the Primrose Fire Station responded to the crash between a bakkie and motorbike at 3.52pm.<\/p>\n
It is alleged that the collision was of high magnitude, as seen by the damage to the bike.<\/p>
\u201cOn arrival, personnel found the motorbike in pieces and the 24-year-old biker lying a couple of metres away from the actual point of the collision,\u201d said William Ntladi, the district manager media liaison for DEMS.<\/p>\n
\u201cPre-hospital medical treatment was initiated and unfortunately, the patient didn\u2019t respond positively and was declared dead on-scene.\u201d<\/p>\n
The driver and passenger of the bakkie escaped the accident with minor injuries and were not transported to hospital.<\/p>\n
The EMPD were called to the scene to perform a preliminary investigation, in which it was determined that the bakkie had t-boned (hit on the side) the bike.<\/p>\n
It was claimed that the driver of the vehicle was a minor and that he was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident.<\/p>\n
Lieut Kobeli Mokheseng, the spokesman for the EMPD, said that this, however, was not the case.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe driver of the vehicle was a 21-year-old man.<\/p>\n
\u201cA breathalyser was done on-scene but showed no alcohol in the driver\u2019s system, and though there were bottles of alcohol in the vehicle, they were all sealed.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Primrose police have confirmed that they are still investigating the case.<\/p>\n
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