ER24 paramedics rushed to an accident scene
whereby a 55-year-old man died after he slipped and fell into a trench in Newcastle
Paramedics Spokesperson Werner Vermaak said
they arrived on the brick manufacturing site and found the deceased hanging
from a water pipe, which had pierced his body as he fell into the 10-meter-deep
water trench.
Vermaak added that after fire department
personnel removed the pipe from his body, paramedics found that he succumbed to
the severe wounds caused by the pipe pierced through his body.
He concluded by saying that It is unclear
how the man fell into the trench however paramedics reported that the trench
was not barricaded and there were loose bricks strewn along its edges.
The relevant authorities were on scene to
investigate the incident.
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