Female driver sustains serious injuries in Saturday night crash

An unspecified road in Witpoortjie was the location of a single light motor vehicle accident on Saturday, 5 September.

At roughly 11pm, paramedics responded to the scene to find that the lone female occupant had lost control of her vehicle. The white hatchback had rolled, ejecting the driver who sustained serious injures as a result. A rapid response was vital in ensuring the female’s survival and she was subsequently transported to the nearest facility.

Netcare 911 Media Liaison Officer, Shawn Herbst, confirmed, “The patient was treated on scene by an Advanced Life Support paramedic who managed to stabilise her. Due to the nature of her injuries a Netcare 911 helicopter ambulance was activated to airlift her to hospital.”