Man critical after early morning crash on Modderfontein Rd
The jaws of life were used to free him from the vehicle
A man was critically injured and four others sustained minor to moderate injuries in a collision between two vehicles on Modderfontein Road near Esther Park on Friday morning.
When ER24 paramedics and other services arrived they found the man trapped in one of the vehicles, Chitra Bodasing, ER24 spokesperson, said.
Fire and rescue Services extricated the man from the vehicle with the jaws of life. Paramedics assessed him and found that he sustained critical injuries.
He was treated and transported to hospital for further medical care.
All the other patients, who got out of the vehicles and were found lying on an embankment, were assessed. They were treated for minor to moderate injuries and transported to hospital.
The exact cause of the collision is unknown, however, authorities were on scene for further investigations.
