Pedestrian critically injured in accident in the east
Cert-SA emergency service reported that several life-saving interventions had to be performed on the scene to stabilise the man before he was transported to hospital by Gauteng Emergency Services.
A pedestrian was critically injured in an accident on the R21, in Monument Park in the east of Pretoria, on Friday evening.
“A man sustained serious life-threatening injuries after he was run over by a vehicle while trying to cross the highway,” Cert-SA emergency services reported.
Cert-SA spokesperson Ruan Heyns said the pedestrian-vehicle accident was reported around 18:20 on the R21 north after the N1 interchange.
“Several life-saving interventions had to be performed to stabilise the patient before he was transported to hospital by Gauteng Emergency Services. He was in a critical condition,” he said.
Heyns said the driver of the vehicle did not sustain injuries during the incident.
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