Seriously injured person rescued from truck wreckage on the N3
Specialised rescue techniques were used to free the entrapped occupant
An occupant was entrapped in a truck following a crash on the N3 near Ultra City.
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Just after 12.30am today (November 29), KwaZulu Private Ambulance Service was called out to the scene; on the northbound lane.
When paramedics arrived on scene, they found that the truck had overturned.
“Paramedics quickly assessed the scene and found that an occupant of the truck was entrapped in the truck with serious injuries. While paramedics stabilised the patient, fire services and towing services extricated the patient using a combination of the Jaws of Life and heavy duty towing rigs to lift the truck cab, allowing the patient to be extricated,” explained Craig Botha, spokesperson for KwaZulu Private Ambulance Service.
The person was taken to hospital for further medical care.
