A 13 year old boy sustained serious injuries after he was run over and dragged by a mini bus taxi on Todd Street in Verulam – KZN this morning (Friday).
Members of Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) were called out to the scene at approximately 07:37.
On arrival, RUSA Members found the Grade 8 pupil lying on the roadside. He sustained serious injury to his left foot.
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The minor informed Reaction Officers that they disembarked from a bus and was standing on the roadside.
The white Toyota Quantum allegedly veered off the road and struck the male on the pavement.
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He was then dragged for a few metres. The driver of the mini bus denied the allegations.
The boy was stabilized on scene before being expedited to hospital by ambulance.