IOL News reports that a 28-year-old Burundian who worked as a motorcycle delivery guy died in an accident on Tuesday afternoon in Durban. It had been his first day on the job.

The 28-year-old was hit by a black Mini Cooper while he was making a sharp U-turn on North Coast Road in Woodview, Reaction Unit SA (Rusa) reported. Just after lunch on Tuesday, a passer-by who saw the scene called Rusa for assistance. “Rusa members were immediately dispatched, and on arrival, they discovered the fatally injured biker lying several metres away from his Big Boy 125cc motorcycle. His work colleagues arrived on scene and informed reaction officers that the deceased was conducting grocery deliveries for a supermarket,” Rusa said. The driver of the Mini Cooper said he was travelling behind the motorcycle from Phoenix to Ottawa, north of the CBD, when the 28-year-old made a sudden U-turn. The car’s driver was unable to stop in time and hit the motorbike. The Mini Cooper driver did not sustain injuries, but the front end of the vehicle was severely damaged.

• Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Jehran Naidoo at IOL News

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