By Lelethu Mquqo
16 August 2011
Six men aged between 30 and 40 have sustained various injuries after their car collided with a bridge on the N1 highway near Kraaifontein.
The six men were travelling in a blue Mazda when they collided with a barrier next to the highway.
When ER24 paramedics arrived at the scene they found 5 of the men outside of the vehicle and one was still trapped in the wrecked vehicle.
The man trapped in the car sustained a severe head injury as well as suspected back and neck injuries.
The patient was then airlifted to Tygerberg hospital for further medical care.
The 5 other men were treated at the scene for multiple lacerations and suspected back and neck injuries by ER24 paramedics and the Provincial Department of Health: Emergency Medical Services.
Local law enforcement authorities who attended the scene will be investigating the incident further.
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