Man airlifted after east truck accident

A man in his 40s was seriously injured on Wednesday when a truck he was driving in overturned on the M30 in Garsfontein.

ER24 spokesperson Russel Meiring said the incident took place around 12:27.

“ER24 paramedics and the provincial services arrived on the scene to find a large truck on its side on the side of the road,” he said.

“A man was trapped inside the cab of the vehicle in a serious condition.”

Meiring said the fire services used jaws-of-life equipment to free the man from the vehicle.

Once freed, he was treated and provided with advanced life support interventions before being airlifted by a private medical helicopter to a hospital.

“Local authorities were on the scene for further investigations.”

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