A 29-year-old man has died after being hit by a pickup truck near the Veld Music Festival on Friday night, according to CBC News. The broadcaster reported that the collision happened at around 11:30 p.m.
Police say a 57-year-old man was driving a black pickup truck in the grass parking lot, CBC News reported. The broadcaster relayed the account that police provided of how the vehicle came to be in the lot.
According to CBC News, the truck struck a 29-year-old pedestrian who was lying down on the grass. The broadcaster reported that detail as part of the police description of the incident.
The man was rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries, CBC News reported. The broadcaster said the severity of his condition was clear from the outset.
He later died on Sunday, according to CBC News. The broadcaster reported the death after the man had been hospitalized in the days following the collision.
Police say the driver remained on scene, CBC News reported. The broadcaster noted that account from police as it laid out what is known so far about the deadly incident near the festival.