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Posted on March 7, 2010 by Editor

Yet another student knocked down

On the evening of Friday the 5th of March, a Rhodes University student was knocked over by a scooter in New Street.

The accident happened shortly after 10pm whilst the pedestrian was crossing the road on his way to a club.

The driver of the scooter was visibly distressed. Reportedly, he was under the influence of alcohol and had only had his licence for a few days.

Emergency crews were on the scene within minutes, as were the police.

The pedestrian was rushed to Settlers hospital, but he incurred no serious injuries. After receiving stitches for several cuts, he spent Friday evening under observation in the hospital. With minor bruises and scratches, he was released early on Saturday morning to return to his residence.

Update of this story coming soon, please keep visiting the website for more details.

By Julien Fiévez

  • maricelle
    I love your article Julien. Well written!
  • Fabio
    nice julien...nice article to 'snack' on!
  • patriciabooth
    Very well written and concise article. Previous commentator split hairs about headline but made no comment on actual writing.
  • Lisa
    Yes. But I suppose any crit. is good crit :) Considering this is the first article done by my reporter I think he deserves a great thumbs up, never seen such good hard news reporting straight off the bat! This article has already had over 60 visits and so the article speaks for itself!!
  • jordanbusson
    i am intrigued by the erratic usage of capital letters in the headline of this article.
    i wonder: 'is there no standard'?
    nonetheless, good to hear that he wasn't too badly injured.
  • Lisa
    Thank-you. all fixed now :)
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