A 33-year-old mother and her seven-year-old-child were injured when a bakkie crashed into them as they allegedly ran across the N2,  opposite CTM, on Friday afternoon.
Police spokesman Warrant Officer Alwin Labans said the mother and child were hiking to Humansdorp when the accident happened at about 1.15pm.
"They are from Humansdorp and wanted to get to the other side of the road to catch the traffic heading in the direction of Jeffreys Bay,” he said.
The driver of the Nissan NP200 bakkie tried to swerve to avoid hitting them but according to Labans, he hit both the mother and child.
"They sustained fairly minor injuries. They were taken to hospital by ambulance and their injuries are not life threatening,” he said.
Traffic was backed up on the N2 for about an hour while emergency services and police were on the scene.
“The 20-year-old driver of the bakkie was charged by the traffic department for not having a driver’s license. They also opened a criminal docket of reckless and negligent driving against him.”
The driver was not arrested pending an investigation into the accident by police.