Saturday, May 24, 2014

Two people critically injured in separate accidents

Loyiso Langeni
24 May 2014

Netcare 911 paramedics and other services rushed to an accident on the N1 Danie Joubert Freeways in Derdepoort, Pretoria this morning. One person was found to be in a critically condition.

Spokesperson Santi Steinmann said upon their arrival on scene they found that one motor vehicle had overturned and came to a standstill down an embankment.  

The one occupant of the vehicle was ejected during the accident and when paramedics arrived on the scene they found the man in a critically condition.

The patient was treated and stabilised on scene before being rushed to hospital for further medical care.

In a separate accident a man was found to be in a serious condition on the M4 in Westbrooke this morning, after a motor vehicle came to a standstill in the centre of a traffic circle and burst into flames.

Netcare 911 Spokesperson Santi Steinmann said after receiving treatment on scene he was transported to hospital for further medical care.

Exact details to the cause of the accident and preceding events will remain the subject of a police investigation.

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