Driver trapped inside a car

By Khanyisa Tabata
23 August 2009

A collision between a Hyundai and a Mazda resulted in both vehicles leaving the road, the Mazda rolled and landed on its roof with the driver still inside.

Paramedics and rescue crews had an interesting extrication last night on the N1, just past the N7, in the direction of Paarl.

“When paramedics arrived, they found the man strapped in his chair upside down, his arm trapped outside the car between the roof of the vehicle and the ground”.

“What also made the rescue tricky was the car had landed in a puddle of water from the recent rains, which was knee deep in some places around the vehicle” said ER24 spokesperson Tristan Wadeley.

Rescue crews from the Fire Department and Metro Rescue used pneumatic bags to elevate the car so they could free the mans arm.