A man was injured following a motorcycle accident on the N14 near the R55 in Olievenhoutbos this morning.

Netcare 911 paramedics and other services arrived at the scene and found a twenty-six-year-old man was sitting next to the roadway after he came off his motorcycle.

Exact detail surrounding the cause of the accident and preceding events are still unclear. Reports from the scene however indicate that the motorcycle drove through a pothole causing the driver to come off the motorcycle.

“Upon assessment of the injured man, paramedics found that he had sustained serious injuries and after receiving treatment at the scene, the injured man was transported to hospital for further medical care” Netcare 911 spokesperson Santi Steinmann said.

Traffic was slightly affected by the accident.
-TDN
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