11 Cyclists involved in horrific accident with a car leaving 1 dead

11 Cyclists involved in horrific accident with a car leaving 1 dead

  • A horrific accident has left at least one cyclist dead after a car ploughed into 11 bikers on Saturday morning
  • The car was allegedly trying to overtake a number of cars on a blind rise when it struck the cyclists
  • The accident took place on the R102 Frasers, near Tongaat in KwaZulu-Natal

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11 cyclists have been involved in a car accident on Saturday morning after a car allegedly attempted to overtake several cars on a blind rise.

The car ploughed into the cyclists and unfortunately left one dead and a number of others wounded.

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11 were involved in a horrific accident leaving one dead. Photo credits: @_ArriveAlive
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The deceased was a young man who had been trapped under the car and when rescuers arrived at the scene they were unable to save him according to The Witness.

The accident took place on the R102 Frasers, near Tongaat in KwaZulu-Natal.

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How it happened

Reports from Portugal claim the incident occurred during the early hours on Thursday, August 5, 2020, in Troia south of Lisbon close to one of Ballack's properties.

The 18-year-old died after being crushed by a quad-bike as firefighters tried to rescue him near the Villas do Mar estate but to no avail.

The young lad recently posted pictures of his time at the beach with his family on his social media handle.

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The tragic incident was confirmed by Ajax in a statement via their website with the club describing the news as "terrible."

"Ajax has received the terrible news that Noah Gesser has passed away. The 16-year-old youth academy player was killed in a car accident with his brother on Friday evening," the statement said.

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