Thursday, November 20, 2014

Woman critical after being dragged under car

Oscar Thomas
20 November 2014

A woman was this morning dragged under a car at the William Nicol and Sandton Drive intersection in Johannesburg

It is believed that the woman had stopped her vehicle to exchange her details with another driver after a minor accident. 

The driver apparently sped off resulting in the woman being dragged under the vehicle. 

ER24 Spokesperson Russel Meiring said it is understood that the incident occurred when the woman had stopped her vehicle to exchange her details with another driver after a minor collision.
Meiring said ER24 paramedics arrived on scene and found the woman lying in the middle of the road.

Meiring said on assessment, paramedics discovered that the woman had sustained multiple injuries to her head and chest after she was dragged under a light motor vehicle for some distance.

Meiring said Paramedics treated the patient for injuries, providing her with advanced life support to stabilize her injuries.

Meiring said once treated, she was transported by ambulance to a private hospital in Johannesburg for urgent treatment.

Meiring said the driver was not found on scene.


“Local authorities were on scene for further investigations Meiring added.

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