A motorist was critically injured after losing control of his vehicle and crashing off Finnis Road, near the Margate pier on Tuesday night.
Photo by Kwazulu Private Ambulance Services
According to Craig Botha of Kwazulu Private Ambulance Service, “Emergency services found that the vehicle had veered off the road and crashed about 30 meters down a cliff, landing on the rocks along the sea.
“Paramedics found that the driver had been thrown from the vehicle and had landed between the rocks. The man, believed to be in his 20s, required advanced life support intervention.”
With the assistance of fire and rescue services, the patient was carried to a safe area using rescue ropes. This this the second incident in two weeks involving a vehicle that veered off Finnis Road and onto the rocks. It is believed that the first driver suffered minor injuries.
Senior reporter Sugan Naidoo is a true son of the South Coast soil. He was to the newspaper industry born, his late father working at the South Coast Herald back in the days when black and white photographs were still being used. Sugan has been with Caxton for close to three decades, having started as a weekend photographer, straight out of school. He soon showed his skill in hard news reporting and has, over the years, added to his repertoire, with motoring now one of his important beats. He is always willing to go the extra mile, especially if it's to test drive a new vehicle. He supports the Proteas, Springboks and Manchester United.
