Driver hurt in a bulk truck accident in east
The patient, who appeared, to have suffered a medical condition before the accident was transported to a hospital for further medical treatment.
A man was injured in a bulk tanker truck accident in Lynnwood Manor, east of Pretoria on Saturday evening.
Paramedics who responded to the scene, Medi-Edge spokesperson Michael Gough said the accident happened at the corner of Meiring Naude road and N1 north offramp at around 21:00.
“The driver of the heavy motor vehicle sustained minor injuries. The patient was treated and stabilized on the scene for a medical condition before he was transported to a nearby hospital.”
Gough said the man appeared to have had a medical emergency before the accident which could have contributed to the accident.
“He was treated on the scene for the medical condition,” he said.
Gough said although most of the lanes were closed during recovery operations, traffic was not affected in the area.
The bulk tanker truck was reported to have been transporting starch powder.
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