ER24 paramedics late last night responded to a motor vehicle collision on
It is believed that
a light motor goods vehicle veered off the road and came to rest nearby a canal
leaving the driver trapped inside.
ER24 Spokesperson
Werner Vermaak said when paramedics arrived they found the man inside the
vehicle and heavy rescue equipment and the Jaws of Life had to be used to free
the man from the wreckage.
Vermaak said the
man sustained a few fractures; one of them was a fractured leg. He was later transported to hospital for
further care.
In another accident
15 people were left injured in a taxi accident in Malibongwe Drive
ER24 Spokesperson
Werner Vermaak said the driver of the taxi lost control and collided with a
cement pillar before overturning several times and landing on its roof into on
coming traffic.
Vermaak said when
paramedics arrived on the scene all the occupants of the vehicle were sitting
outside of the taxi and some of them on the nearby pavement.
“All the occupants
sustained moderate to minor injuries and they were all later taken to hospital”
Vermaak added.
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