Healthy grandfather left to die while waiting for critical care after being struck by a police van

Lionel Wyngaard at the scene

A Grandfather, who was knocked down by a police vehicleand waited nearly 10 hours for an ambulance, eventually succumbed to his injuries while also waiting for a CT Scan at Groote Schuur Hospital.

The family of 78-year-old Lionel Wyngaard said they were left traumatised and abandoned as they desperately tried to secure help for their critically injured father on their own and said he could have survived had he received the critical medical attention in time

Originally from Simon's Town and residing in Seawinds, Lionel was well known in the community as a skilled carpenter and devoted grandfather.

Speaking to the Weekend Argus, Lionel’s daughter, Melissa Wyngaard, recounted the heartbreaking hours after her father was struck by a vehicle while walking along Prince George Drive on Monday, May 18.