Johannesburg – A woman died in an alleged hit-and-run accident in Roodepoort, west of Johannesburg, on Friday, paramedics said.

The woman was found dead on Killburn Road in Discovery after she apparently tried to cross the road, ER24 spokesperson Vanessa Jackson said.

She had succumbed to her injuries.

“The vehicle that allegedly knocked the woman down was no longer on scene and it is being investigated as an alleged hit-and-run incident,” Jackson said.

– SAPA