The police said the teenagers, aged 17 and 16, were killed instantly when a “speeding car” ran over them while they were asleep on Vereeniging Road at about 3pm on Thursday.

They said the boys had been hitchhiking to their homes in Boipatong in the Vaal.

The two other boys survived, with one sustaining a minor leg injury.

The police said the bodies of the two boys were found on opposite sides of the road after the accident.

“It looks like they had been hitchhiking through the night and when fatigue caught up with them they decided to sleep right in the middle of the road so they could get the attention of motorists and get a lift home.

Submitted on 12/30/2011

Submitted by: Jan
Reference: http://news.iafrica.com/sa/770302.html

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Candi said:
Definitely Toss: Too Common
Sorry, Jan, but this is just too common today. It's stupid, but not spectacularly so. Thanks anyway, and submit again!

James said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
I beg to differ with Candi. True, we've had incidents of this nature, but the overwhelming motive is usually to imitate the characters in that stupid movie where they lie in the center of the road. Here, we have the exceptional "logic" that motorists will actually SEE them in the middle of the night and offer them a ride. The thought process alone is worthy of note! Thanks, Jan!!

Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
I agree with James. The logic of these people was truly idiotic. thanks, Jan.

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