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By News24 Wire

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KZN man left seriously injured after wall collapses on him

ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene at 9.06am to find the man lying next to the collapsed wall.


A 68-year-old man was left seriously injured on Wednesday morning when part of a wall fell on top of him at a factory in Clare Estate in Umgeni, KwaZulu-Natal.

ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene at 9.06am to find the man lying next to the collapsed wall.

It is believed that a member of the public had pulled the man from under the wall.

Medics assessed the man and found that he had sustained severe injuries to his legs and was in a serious condition.

The man was treated and provided with pain-relief medication before he was transported to the Life Entabeni Hospital for further care.

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