Ou crushed after falling off truck
TRAGEDY: Fell off this truck TRAGEDY: Fell off this truck
A father of three has died after he fell off a truck and his head was crushed by the vehicle’s massive wheels.
Charles Marnevil, 43, from Tafelsig in Mitchells Plain, was on his way home from his carpentry job when tragedy struck just after 6.30pm on Friday, on the corner of Spine and Merrydale road.
His devastated sister, Janice Craig, 37, says police came to the house to notify the family about the accident.
“Police came and told us about the accident. We didn’t know he was dead until we got to the scene,” she says.
“Apparently they were sitting on the edge of the truck as there was material on the back. When the traffic light changed, he fell off and shouted for help. The truck driver reversed and drove over him,” Janice explains.
She says Charles was a soft-spoken man with a big heart and had freshly picked flowers with him when he died.
SAD: Huddled in grief at Charles Marnevil’s body
“He comes to visit our mom every night in Freedom Park and I can bet you those flowers were probably meant for her. He treated our mom like a queen”.She says the family is struggling to come to terms with the sudden and violent death.
“He came to visit us last weekend. We had such a great time. Nobody can believe he is truly gone, but God gave him his time,” she says softly.
Police spokesperson, FC van Wyk, says: “A culpable homicide case was registered after a 43-year-old man fell off the back of a truck at 6.30pm on the corner of Spine and Merrydale road in Mitchells Plain.
“Circumstances surrounding his death are under investigation.”