{"id":216889,"date":"2019-09-04T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-04T09:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/216889\/man-dies-after-being-knocked-down-by-car\/"},"modified":"2019-09-04T14:03:42","modified_gmt":"2019-09-04T12:03:42","slug":"man-dies-after-being-knocked-down-by-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/09\/04\/man-dies-after-being-knocked-down-by-car\/","title":{"rendered":"Pedestrian killed after being knocked down by vehicle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A male pedestrian was killed after he was knocked down by a vehicle at the intersection of Main Reef and Shamrock roads in Primrose on Friday night.<\/p>\n<p>When ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene shortly after 7pm, they found the fire department already in attendance.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cUpon further assessment, paramedics found the patient lying in the road.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately, the man had sustained fatal injuries and was declared dead on the scene by paramedics,\u201d said Ineke van Huyssteen, spokesperson for ER24.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe exact circumstances surrounding the incident are not known to ER24, but local authorities were on the scene to investigate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">ALSO READ:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/206382\/alert-fatal-crash-n17-highway-germiston-leaves-two-dead-seven-injured\/\" target=\"_blank\">ALERT: Fatal crash on N17 highway in Germiston leaves two dead, seven injured<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/215565\/woman-trapped-in-car-after-collision-on-n12\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jaws of Life used to free woman trapped in car on N12 highway<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: 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