{"id":197759,"date":"2019-02-26T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-02-26T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/197759\/young-man-dies-after-exiting-broken-down-vehicle-on-highway\/"},"modified":"2019-02-26T15:49:39","modified_gmt":"2019-02-26T13:49:39","slug":"young-man-dies-after-exiting-broken-down-vehicle-on-highway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/02\/26\/young-man-dies-after-exiting-broken-down-vehicle-on-highway\/","title":{"rendered":"Man dies after being knocked over on N3 highway in Germiston"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A man, believed to be 19 years old, was killed on Saturday afternoon when he was knocked over by a light motor vehicle on the N3 highway in Germiston.<\/p>\n<p>ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene at 4pm to find the body of a man lying in the middle lane of the highway.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Another service was found on scene assessing the patient.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUpon further assessment, paramedics discovered that the man had sustained numerous injuries and showed no signs of life,\u201d said Russel Meiring, from ER24 corporate communications.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cParamedics immediately began treatment and initiated CPR.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately, after some time, no vital signs returned, and he was declared dead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">ALSO READ:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/197062\/man-dies-jumping-off-railway-bridge-onto-n3-highway-germiston\/\" target=\"_blank\">Man dies after jumping off railway bridge onto N3 highway in Germiston<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/180706\/accident-on-n3-highway-in-germiston-leaves-one-dead\/\" target=\"_blank\">Accident on N3 highway in Germiston leaves one dead<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It is understood that the man\u2019s vehicle had broken down on the side of the road.<\/p>\n<p>As the man exited his vehicle, he was knocked over by a light motor vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>Local authorities were on the scene for further investigation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Hav<\/strong><strong>e a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0or Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" 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