Bloemfontein - An elderly man died when he was hit by a car while walking along the R70 in Phomolong, near Hennenman, Free State police said on Tuesday.
“Earlier this morning during the heavy rains, at about 7am, 79-year-old Kolisile Allen Luze... was hit by a vehicle and died on the scene,” Sergeant Mamello Mokhuoane said.
He was going towards Welkom when a white Citi Golf heading in the same direction hit him. Luze struck the bonnet and went through the windscreen.
The driver was not injured and a culpable homicide case was opened.
Sapa