Driver killed in Westmead truck accident
The Jaws of Life and other hydraulic equipment were used to free the driver who was severely entrapped in the cabin.
A TRUCK driver was killed this morning (March 7) in a single truck accident on Imola Place, Westmead.
ALS Paramedics Medical Services spokesperson Garrith Jamieson said paramedics arrived on the scene to find total carnage after a horse and trailer with a full load had attempted to turn when the container somehow overturned and landed on the cabin, crushing the driver.
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“The driver, believed to be in his 30s, was found severely entrapped in the cabin. He had sustained fatal injuries, and there was nothing more paramedics could do for him, and he was declared deceased on the scene.”
The Netcare 911 Rescue unit together with the eThekweni Fire Department used the Jaws of Life and other hydraulic equipment to try to free the driver.
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