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Pretoria accident leaves man critically injured

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BY KEDIBONE MOLAETSI

A man is in a critical condition after a side – impact accident along Steve Biko Road in Pretoria at around 00h59 this morning.

Reports from the scene indicate that the one vehicle struck the other vehicle on the passenger door.

Netcare 911 paramedics arrived and found that the one person had sustained life-threatening injuries. The advanced life support paramedics and his crew worked tirelessly to stabilise the critically wounded man at the scene before transporting him to a specialised facility for the care that he required.

-TDN

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Joubert Park pedestrian accident leaves teenager critical

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BY REGINALD KANYANE

A teenager is in a critical condition following a pedestrian accident on Nugget Street near Hancock Street in Joubert Park, Johannesburg.

Netcare 911 paramedics and other services arrived at the scene and found a sixteen-year-old boy lying on the ground after he was knocked over by a vehicle.

Upon assessment of the teenager, paramedics found that he had sustained critical injuries during the accident.

“The boy was treated at the scene and rushed to hospital for the urgent medical care and treatment that he required, under the care of an advanced life support paramedic,” Netcare 911  spokesperson, Santi Steinmann said.

Exact detail surrounding the cause of the pedestrian accident and preceding events will remain the subject of a police investigation.

The occupant of the vehicle was not injured during the accident.

-TDN

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Kempton Park accident leaves motorcyclist critical

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A man is in a critical condition following an accident on Plane Road near Spencer Street in Spartan, Kempton Park this afternoon.

Netcare 911 paramedics and other services arrived at the scene and found a man lying on the roadway after a motorcycle crashed against a heavy goods vehicle on the roadway.

“Upon assessment of the thirty-seven-year-old motorcyclist, paramedics found that the man had sustained critical injuries during the crash,” Netcare spokesperson Santi Steinmann said.

The Netcare1 helicopter was activated to airlift the critically injured man to hospital for the urgent medical care that he required.

Exact detail surrounding the cause of the crash and preceding events will remain the subject of a police investigation.

-TDN

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