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Teen (16) critically injured in quad bike accident in Benoni
He was airlifted to a hospital in Johannesburg
A 16-year-old boy is in a critical condition after his quad bike collided with a bakkie on the R51 outside Benoni on Sunday.
ER24 paramedics, along with other services, arrived to find the bakkie and quad on the side of the road. The teenager was found lying a few metres away from his vehicle, Russel Meiring of ER24 said.
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On assessment, paramedics found that the boy had sustained a serious injury to his head and was in a critical condition.
Paramedics treated the patient and provided him with advanced life support interventions.
Once treated, the patient was airlifted by the ER24 Helicopter to Charlotte Maxeke Hospital for urgent treatment.
No-one from the bakkie was injured.
Local authorities were on scene for further investigations.
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