Metro cop knocked down
22/07/2007 17:54  - (SA)  

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Johannesburg - Ekurhuleni metro police spokesperson Kobeli Mokheseng says an on-duty officer is in a serious condition after he was knocked over by a delivery vehicle in Kempton Park.

Mokheseng said the 54-year-old police officer was in uniform and setting up a roadblock when he was knocked over by a Nissan 1400 light delivery vehicle about 09:00 on Sunday on the Pretoria road.

The 42-year old man driver and two passengers - men aged 28 and 30 - did not sustain any visible injuries.

The police officer was taken to hospital for medical treatment.

Mokheseng said the driver alleged that he was following a VW Golf when it was stopped by metro police officers.

Mokheseng said: "Preliminary investigations reveal that the Nissan 1400 failed to keep a safe following distance which would have allowed him to react timeously."

The delivery vehicle was inspected and found to be unroadworthy.

Traffic was affected for over an hour, he said.

- SAPA

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