Man airlifted after falling 5m at Benoni school
The man had sustained a serious head injury
A man in his 40s is in a critical condition after he fell five metres at a primary school in Benoni this morning.
ER24 paramedics were called to the scene and found the patient lying beneath the scaffolding. An off-duty medic was assisting the patient, Russel Meiring of ER24 said.
On assessment, paramedics found the man had sustained a serious head injury and was in a critical condition.
Treatment and advanced life support interventions were performed on the patient before he was airlifted by the ER24 helicopter to a private hospital.
The cause of the incident is not yet known but local authorities will investigate further, Meiring said.
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