Driver found hundreds of metres from wreckage after N2 crash
A driver was found several hundred metres from the wreckage after being ejected in a serious rollover on the N2 near uMhlanga.
A DRIVER was critically injured after being ejected from a vehicle that overturned on the N2 southbound, just past uMhlanga, in the early hours of Saturday, November 14.
According to KZN VIP spokesperson, Gareth Naidoo, the single-vehicle crash reportedly occurred when the vehicle went over a barrier before overturning and coming to rest on the roadway.
Naidoo said passing motorists alerted KZN VIP Emergency Medical Services, whose medics responded to the scene and found the driver several hundred metres from the vehicle in a critical condition.
“Initial reports indicate that the vehicle went over a barrier before overturning and coming to rest on the roadway. The driver was reportedly ejected from the vehicle and found several hundred metres away in critical condition.”
He said medics began stabilising the driver before Advanced Life Support paramedics were called in to provide further medical assistance.
The driver was subsequently rushed to a nearby medical facility for treatment.
“The circumstances leading up to the crash remain unconfirmed,” said Naidoo.
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