Taxi driver charged for deadly crash
Police have arrested the taxi driver who swerved out of
control and killed a female pedestrian on Jan Smuts Avenue on Thursday
afternoon.
The taxi allegedly drove through an intersection into oncoming traffic and hit and killed a female pedestrian before crashing into a lamp post.
The Johannesburg Metro Police Department spokesperson Wayne Minaar says the driver tried fleeing on foot, but officers managed to apprehend him.
"He was taken to Parkview Police Station where he was charged with reckless and negligent driving," says Minaar.
He adds the driver also faces culpable homicide charges.
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ER24 paramedics says the woman was declared dead on the scene.
"A passenger from the taxi, believed to be in her late 30s, who had managed to get herself out of the wreak, was found to be in a critical condition. She was immobilized and treated by Advanced Life Support on-site before being taken to Johannesburg General Hospital," says the paramedics services.