Armandt Rediker (24) is currently in the high care unit of the Netcare Pholoso Hospital in Polokwane after suffering a fractured spine, light bleeding on the brain, internal bruising, a punctured lung and broken ribs.

According to Armandt’s friend, Francois Reyneke, he was on his way from Buffelsvlei to Burgersfort with friends at midnight, Friday when the driver lost control on a turn on the Lydenburg/Burgersfort road.

Armandt, who was seated in the back of the vehicle, was flung from the car into a rock, causing severe injuries.

Friends and family created a BackABuddy profile for Armandt to help raise funds for his surgery and rehabilitation, owning to the fact that he doesn’t have medical aid.

Armandt’s mother, Marinda van Coppenhagen, told the Middelburg Observer that she has not yet been able to visit her son due to financial constraints.

Armandt and his family are former residents of Middelburg, but Armandt relocated to Burgersfort after school for work.

Marinda and her husband Barney currently live in Potchefstroom.

The family needs to reach a target of R87 000 to help pay for his medical bills.

Anyone who is able to assist with donations can visit the following BackABuddy profile:

https://www.backabuddy.co.za/campaign/armandt-rediker

• Armandt was one of three people in the vehicle at the time of the accident. The driver of the vehicle sustained a broken shoulder, ankle and shin.

The other occupant sustained a minor blow to the head.