{"id":229012,"date":"2020-01-30T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-30T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/229012\/pedestrian-falls-off-bridge-onto-highway-after-being-knocked-over-in-meadowdale\/"},"modified":"2020-01-30T13:11:19","modified_gmt":"2020-01-30T11:11:19","slug":"pedestrian-falls-off-bridge-onto-highway-after-being-knocked-over-in-meadowdale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2020\/01\/30\/pedestrian-falls-off-bridge-onto-highway-after-being-knocked-over-in-meadowdale\/","title":{"rendered":"Pedestrian falls off bridge onto highway after being knocked over in Meadowdale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A male pedestrian was killed after he was knocked over on Edenvale Road in Meadowdale on Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n<p>When ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene at approximately 6pm, they found the man lying in the middle of the R24 highway and another medical service was already in attendance.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Upon further assessment, it was found that the patient was in a critical condition.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\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\/228807\/bus-driver-killed-in-crash-with-truck-on-n3-highway-in-germiston\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bus driver killed in crash with truck on N3 highway in Germiston<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/223281\/paramedics-respond-to-late-night-multi-vehicle-collision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paramedics respond to late night multi-vehicle collision<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Despite paramedics\u2019 best efforts, the patient succumbed to his multiple injuries and was declared dead on the scene.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is understood that the man was knocked over on Edenvale Road on the bridge before falling over the railing onto the highway,\u201d said Ineke van Huyssteen, ER24 spokesperson.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe exact circumstances were not known to our paramedics, but local authorities were on the scene.\u201d<\/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>\u00a0<\/strong>Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" 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