Head-on collision on Allandale Road leaves one critical
Six other patients sustained minor to moderate injuries
THE driver of a bakkie was critically injured and entrapped in his vehicle after an accident on Allandale Road this morning.
According to Max Cohen, spokesman for Emer-G-Med, the head-on collision happened just after 9am on the corner of Allandale Road and the K101.
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On arrival paramedics found the two badly damaged vehicles in the intersection. On inspection it was found that the driver of the bakkie was critically injured, and entrapped within the wreckage, having sustained serious injuries to his head and limbs.
“Paramedics immediately set about stabilising the critical patient, while Midrand Fire Department used the jaws-of-life to cut him free. Once extricated, the man was transported to Tembisa Hospital on advanced life support,” Cohen said.
Six other patients sustained minor to moderate injuries and were transported by various ambulance services to a variety of nearby hospitals.
