Soweto accident claims life of a baby

Andiswa Mkosi
13 August 2012

An accident in Soweto in which a six-month old baby died happened after the driver had an epileptic fit.

Johannesburg emergency services say the driver hit a 39-year-old woman and her four children who were walking along a road in Meadowlands this morning.

The baby boy died at the scene. Two of the other children were seriously injured.

The mother and the other child sustained moderate injuries. The driver of the car was also rushed to hospital.