POLICE are investigating a fatal accident which occurred about 18:30 hours on Saturday on the Adventure Public Road, Soesdyke-Linden Highway.
The dead person has been identified as 78-year-old pedestrian, Frank London.

According to the police, the accident involved motorcar PXX 1989 (a white Toyota 212), owned and driven by Daniel James, a 28-year-old of Mackenzie and London, a resident of Adventure Village.
“Enquiries disclosed that the car was proceeding North along the western side of the road when the driver alleged that he saw a man sitting on the road in his lane. On seeing him, the driver said he pulled East to avoid a collision, but because of the short distance, the front left portion of the vehicle collided with the pedestrian.”

“As a result of the collision, the vehicle was damaged, and the pedestrian received injuries to his body. He was picked up in an unconscious condition by public-spirited citizens, placed into a passing vehicle and taken to the Mackenzie Public Hospital, where he was seen and examined by doctors on duty and was pronounced dead,” the police said in a press release.
The body was placed in storage to await a post-mortem examination.

With assistance from a tow truck, the damaged motorcar was taken to the Highway Patrol Base, where it was lodged to be examined by a Licensing and Certifying Officer.
A breathalyser test was conducted on the driver, but no trace of alcohol was found in his breath. The driver is in custody, assisting with the investigation.