Accident left man critically injured in Cape Town

Nontando Mafanya

05 October 2016

A man was left critically injured this morning after his motorbike rear-ended a tipper truck on Dock Road in Cape Town Central.

The driver of the tipper-truck fortunately escaped injury.

Local authorities were on scene for further investigations.

ER 24 Spokesperson Russel Meiring says “ER24 paramedics, along with Provincial services, arrived on the scene and found the man lying on his side in the middle of the road. Paramedics found the man being treated by Provincial services.”

Meiring said “On assessment, paramedics found that the man had sustained numerous injuries, including a serious facial injury.”

“The patient was treated on scene and provided with numerous advanced life support interventions.” said Russell

“Once treated, the patient was transported to Groote Schuur Hospital for further treatment.” He added