17 January 2015
11 people were injured this afternoon, three seriously, when a farm truck overturned in the Sabie Graskop area in Nelspruit.
ER24 paramedics battled the
heavy dirt roads to make their way to the scene. The AER24 helicopter was
called in to assist due to the remote location of the incident.
ER24 Spokesperson Russel
Meiring said once paramedics arrived on scene, they found a large farm truck lying
on the dirt road on its side. The occupants that had been on the back lay all
around the scene.
Meiring said Paramedics
assessed the patients and found that three woman had sustained serious injuries
while eight others had sustained minor injuries.
Meiring said Paramedics treated
the injured while providing the seriously injured patients with advanced life
support.
Meiring said one of the
seriously injured patients was airlifted by the AER24 helicopter while the
remaining two were transported by a private helicopter to Mediclinic Nelspruit
for further treatment.
Meiring said the eight
patients with minor injuries were transported by ambulance to Mediclinic
Nelspruit for further treatment.
“It is understood that the
driver lost control of the truck, causing it to overturn Meiring added.
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