Toddler airlifted, four injured at MVA on Hendrik Potgieter
During the assessment, medics discovered that a two-year-old girl was in critical condition and her father was in severe condition.
Four people were injured in a two-vehicle collision on Saturday, October 29, and a toddler had to be airlifted.
Two light motor vehicles collided on Hendrik Potgieter Road in Strubens Valley on Saturday night, injuring four people, including a two-year-old girl.
According to ER24’s Russel Meiring, paramedics and other services arrived at 21:00 to find the two vehicles in the middle of the road. The patients had already been removed from the vehicles by members of the public.
During the assessment, medics discovered that a two-year-old girl was in critical condition and her father was in severe condition. Two men from the second vehicle had only minor injuries.
“Medics treated the patients right away and gave the young girl advanced life support interventions. After being treated, the girl was airlifted to a nearby hospital by a private medical helicopter, Netcare 911, while the other patients were transported by ambulances,” added Meiring.
Local authorities were on the scene to conduct additional investigations. ER24 EMS, Emergency Control SA,Emer-G-Med, Netcare911, Help24, Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD), Commed and BCI Security were on scene.
Watch below as the helicopter landed on Hendrik Potgieter Road:
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=495875895815242
The Northsider has reached out to Netcare 911 for an update on the little girl’s condition, as well as JMPD for comment. An update will follow as soon as more information becomes available.
