Breaking news: Traffic official killed by motorist
She died on route in the helicopter.
LYDENBURG – A traffic officer of The Mpumalanga Department of Transport was killed by a motorist while she was apparently trying to pull over the said driver just after Valencia on the Lydenburg/Burgersfort road.
According to information received, the driver of the silver VW Polo overtook a truck on a solid line. The traffic officer tried to pull over the driver on account the negligent driving. The driver apparently told witnesses on scene that a gush of wind from the truck led to her swerve into the traffic official.
Paramedics and Mr Deon Broekman, hazmat operator, rushed to the scene where they tried to stabilise the injured officer. Broekman immediately called in the help om an EMS helicopter.
Netcare stabilised the patient and she was loaded into the helicopter to be transported to Mediclinic in Mbombela. The officer, however, sustained severe injuries ranging from a fractured skull, internal injuries and broken arms and legs. She died on route in the helicopter. The helicopter were forced to turn around and land with her body at Lydenburg hospital.
