Woman struck by runaway truck tyre
TONGAAT – A 40- year-old female was hospitalised after she was struck by a runaway truck tyre on Gopalall Hurbans Road in Tongaat on Tuesday afternoon. A passerby reported the incident to the Reaction Unit South Africa Tongaat Operations Centre at approximately 15:47.
On arrival, it was established that a rear tyre on a FAW tip truck came loose while the vehicle was in motion. The tyre thereafter struck the pedestrian. The female suffered moderate injuries. She was stabilised on scene by Paramedics from a private ambulance service before being expedited to hospital by ambulance.
