Biker Run Over Twice in Canelands, KZN

A 32-year-old man was killed after he was run over twice on the southbound lane of the R102 in the vicinity of the Canelands robots in Verulam last night (Friday).

The RUSA Operations Center received a call from a passerby at approximately 21:19 reporting the accident. Members of Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) were dispatched to the emergency and while on route received a second call regarding a vehicle on fire at the Verulam & R102 intersection. Reaction Officers were re-routed to the vehicle on fire while RUSA Medics proceeded to the initial call.

On arrival, Medics found the body of a biker trapped under a white VW Polo. Due to the extent of his injuries the man died at the scene. According to the driver of the vehicle, he was travelling in the direction of Verulam when he noticed what appeared to be a helmet on the road. Moments later he noticed the body of a man in his lane giving him little time to respond when he drove over him. Firefighters jacked up the VW Polo and retrieved the body. The man’s scooter was found a few meters away. He was a Security Officer based at King Shaka International Airport.

Reaction Officers responding to the vehicle on fire located a white Toyota Etios with its engine bay on fire nearly a kilometre away from where the biker had been killed. The vehicle is suspected to have been involved in the accident however this could not be immediately confirmed. The driver of the vehicle suffered injuries in the accident and was transported to hospital by ambulance.

Police are investigating the sequence of events that led to the death of the biker.