Man critical after being trapped under a shelf of metal pipes
The Netcare 911 Aero Medical Helicopter was called to airlift the man to a nearby hospital for the further care that he required.
A MAN is in a critical condition after a shelf full of metal pipes fell on him at a factory on Aloefield Crescent in Springfield Park at around noon today, 22 September.
According to Rescue Care Paramedics spokesperson, Rowan Scandroglio, Rescue Care together with other private ambulance services arrived on the scene to find a man, believed to be in his 30s, severely entrapped under several metal pipes.
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“Rescue Care advanced life support paramedics worked to stabilise the man while the Netcare911 rescue unit and the Durban Fire Department worked to free the man from the debris,” he said. Once free, the Netcare 911 Aero Medical Helicopter was called to airlift the man to a nearby hospital for the further care that he required.
“At this stage, the events leading up to the incident are unknown, however SAPS were on the scene and will be investigating further,” he said.
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