Man severely injured as truck falls off jack
Due to the severity of his injuries, the decision was taken to airlift the patient to a specialist trauma hospital in Johannesburg.
A man believed to be in his 40s sustained severe injuries after a truck slipped off a jack in the east of Pretoria, in Moreletapark on Friday.
Volunteer emergency medical response spokesperson Casper Visser said “upon arrival, we found a male who sustained critical injuries after a truck slipped off a jack while they were doing maintenance”.
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Visser said due to the severity of his injuries, the decision was taken to airlift the man to a specialist trauma hospital in Johannesburg.
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