An eight-year-old-boy sustained serious injuries after he was hit by a taxi along Oribi Road Pietermaritzburg this afternoon at around 14h47. Reports indicate that the child got off a taxi and ran around the rear of the taxi when he landed in front of a vehicle.
Netcare 911 paramedics arrived at the scene and found the child lying on the roadway. After he was stabilised at the scene they transported him to a local hospital for the care that he required.