Man trapped as car, bus collide in east
Paramedics said the jaws of life were used to extricate the injured man from the wreckage on Thursday evening.
A man was injured when a bus and a car collided in Lynnwood Road in Brooklyn on Thursday evening. Attending to the scene, Emer-G-Med paramedics said the driver of the car was trapped in the wreckage, and jaws of life had to be used to cut him free.
“Rescue services used the jaws of life to cut the man free, while advanced life support paramedics worked fervently to stabilise him before he was placed onto a specialised stretcher used for the treatment and prevention of spinal cord injuries,” the emergency service said in a statement.
The man was transported to a nearby hospital under the care of an emergency care practitioner.
The cause of the accident was being investigated by police.
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