{"id":207549,"date":"2019-06-14T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-14T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/207549\/a-motorcyclist-killed-following-collision-with-passenger-vehicle\/"},"modified":"2019-06-14T09:32:19","modified_gmt":"2019-06-14T07:32:19","slug":"a-motorcyclist-killed-following-collision-with-passenger-vehicle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/06\/14\/a-motorcyclist-killed-following-collision-with-passenger-vehicle\/","title":{"rendered":"A motorcyclist killed following collision with passenger vehicle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ekurhuleni Disaster and Emergency Management Services (DEMS) responded to an accident scene on the corner of Kraft Road and Limpopo Street on Wednesday morning at 6.46am, involving a motorcycle and a passenger vehicle.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_207551\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-207551\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-207551\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/06\/WhatsAppImage2019_37270-520x390.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/06\/WhatsAppImage2019_37270-520x390.jpeg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/06\/WhatsAppImage2019_37270-270x203.jpeg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/06\/WhatsAppImage2019_37270-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/06\/WhatsAppImage2019_37270.jpeg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-207551\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">One person was left dead following an accident on the corner of Kraft Road and Limpopo Street on Wednesday, involving a motorcycle and a light passenger vehicle.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to Eric Maloka, media liaison for DEMS, the accident happened at 6.41am and Emer-G-Med paramedics, who were first on the scene, declared the motorcyclist dead on scene.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The other driver was declared a priority three patient and refused transportation to the hospital.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_207550\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-207550\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-207550\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/06\/WhatsAppImage2019_31653-520x390.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/06\/WhatsAppImage2019_31653-520x390.jpeg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/06\/WhatsAppImage2019_31653-270x203.jpeg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/06\/WhatsAppImage2019_31653-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/06\/WhatsAppImage2019_31653.jpeg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-207550\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This motorcycle was involved in a fatal collision on the corner of Kraft Road and Limpopo Street on Wednesday morning.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The scene was cleared by 9.30am.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cAn investigation into the cause of the accident has been launched,\u201d said Maloka.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>ALSO READ: <\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4><strong><a 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