A tow truck driver is fighting for his life after being struck by a vehicle while attending to an accident scene on the N2 near Salt Rock, along the Dolphin Coast, yesterday.

The secondary crash occurred when a vehicle approaching the accident scene reportedly failed to slow down and ploughed into one of the responding tow trucks.

The 40-year-old male from Mins Breakdown Services suffered critical injuries when sandwiched between the two vehicles.

According to paramedics, this was the third accident in four months in which a tow truck driver has been critically injured or killed because of secondary accidents.

“We urge drivers to slow down when approaching accident scenes to protect our first responders,” says IPSS Medical Rescue spokesperson Kesley-Jae Meyrick.

The injured driver was stabilised on the scene and taken to a nearby hospital for further care.

The driver of the vehicle that crashed into the tow truck was not injured.