Johannesburg - A schoolgirl was killed and her friend injured when they were hit by a taxi in Diepsloot on Wednesday morning, paramedics said.
The taxi was travelling on the R511 when the accident occurred. The girl died at the scene and her friend was transported to Charlotte Maxeke Hospital in a critical condition, ER24 spokeswoman Vanessa Jackson said.
The girls, both 11-years-old, were on their way to school.
Jackson said the windscreen of the vehicle was completely smashed. No one was hurt in the taxi.
Sapa