Johannesburg - A 59-year-old was killed when he was assaulted on Simon Street in Rustivia, Germiston in the early hours of Tuesday morning, paramedics said.
"Paramedics received the call for assistance at around 02:30 and upon arrival on scene found the lifeless body a 59-year-old man lying on the ground," Netcare 911 spokesperson Santi Steinmann said.
Paramedics spent almost two hours trying to resuscitate the man but were unsuccessful.
He died on the scene, Steinmann said.
Details of the assault were not available.
Gauteng police could not immediately comment.