Johannesburg – A 2-year-old girl was killed when she was knocked down by a vehicle in George in the Western Cape on Wednesday, paramedics said.

“Witnesses reported that the child suddenly appeared in Makou Street,” ER24 spokesperson Christo Venter said.

The toddler suffered serious injuries and died on the scene.

It was not yet known how the child managed to slip away from her guardian.

– SAPA