A 47-year-old man was killed after he was crushed by his truck on Phaphama Avenue in Newton B, Inanda – KwaZulu-Natal yesterday afternoon.
Members of Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) are currently (Friday, 20:21) standing off at the scene where the body of the deceased is trapped under the rear wheels of the Mercedes Benz cement mixer.
According to witnesses, the deceased was standing behind the truck that was parked on a steep driveway. He was in the process of offloading ready mix concrete when the truck started to roll. He allegedly tried to stop the truck but fell and was crushed by the rear tyres. The vehicle came to a stop on top of him after it struck a house.
Attempts to recover his body are underway (Friday 21:20).
Driver Crushed To Death By Cement Truck: Inanda – KZN https://t.co/zSDuzBKNDn #ArriveAlive #TruckCrash @ConstructionSfy @TruckAndFreight pic.twitter.com/0Guschprlu
– Arrive Alive (@_ArriveAlive) July 22, 2023
