Man dies after falling off bridge and being hit by truck in Centurion



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A man died after falling off a bridge and being hit by a truck Tuesday.

A man died after falling off a bridge and being hit by a truck Tuesday.

A man died after falling from the Rooihuiskraal Bridge in Centurion, Gauteng, onto the N14 highway Tuesday afternoon. He was then hit by an oncoming truck.

ER24 paramedics, as well as other private medical services, arrived at the scene at 1:10 p.m.

Nothing could be done for the man, who had suffered fatal injuries in the fall. Another medical service declared him dead at the scene.

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Three men traveling in the truck were treated for shock and one of them, a 30-year-old man, was taken to Tembisa Hospital for additional care.

The South African Police Service and the subway police were on the scene for further investigations.

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