Uitenhage – A 53-year-old woman died when she was run over by an articulated truck in Uitenhage in the Eastern Cape on Wednesday, police said.

The accident happened when the truck driver turned from Bubbs Avenue into Caledon Street, said Warrant Officer Gerda Swart.

Apparently part of the trailer swung onto the pavement and struck the women, who died on the scene.

Police were investigating.

Sapa