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Driver dies in Umzumbe crash

A helicopter airlifted the patient to hospital.

February 12, 2021
Shona Aylward Less than a minute
Emergency services on the scene. Photo: Med-Evac

A man involved in a crash on the N2 near Umzumbe died in hospital on Tuesday.

Glen Preston of Med-Evac said they received a call at about 2.30pm that afternoon informing them a single vehicle had overturned, and that the driver had been ejected with severe head and chest injuries.

Emergency services on the scene. Photo: Med-Evac

Paramedic Tanya Grobler of Netcare 911 initiated treatment and activated a helicopter to transport to Netcare St Anne’s Hospital in Pietermaritzburg.

Mr Preston said he arrived to assist Ms Grobler and placed the driver on a ventilator and prepared him for the flight.

“Unfortunately the patient died at St Anne’s shortly after arrival,” he said. 

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February 12, 2021
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