One Hour of Madness
It has been an unlucky Friday the 13th for some..... in the space of 1hr, ER24 paramedics rushed to no less that 3 serious accidents in the Durban area..
In the first accident, which took place on the N2 incoming opposite the airport, a minibus taxi drove into the back of a stationery truck. The mangled wreck of the taxi had to be literally peeled from the truck he hit. The driver and conductor sustained moderate injuries and we taken by ambulance to Prince Mishyeni Hospital in Umlazi.
At the same time, another ER24 crew were busy on the M4 outgoing near the Francois Road bridge. A pedestrian crossing the freeway illegally, was hit by a motor vehicle and flung into the air. He was then hit by a second car and was found lying in the middle of the road when paramedics arrived. Medics were amazed to find the man had only sustained a fracture to his right leg. Three people from the cars sustained very minor injuries and were discharged from the scene.
Medics had only second to catch there breath when they rushed off to the M4 near the Victoria embankment for another minibus taxi that hit a Mercedes Benz. Two people were injured in the taxi and were transported to a local hospital.
All in all it was an unlucky period for some, but ER24 spokesperson Derrick Banks said "for medics, it was very lucky that both taxis were empty when they collided as there would have been many more patients to deal with....possible fatalities"
In the first accident, which took place on the N2 incoming opposite the airport, a minibus taxi drove into the back of a stationery truck. The mangled wreck of the taxi had to be literally peeled from the truck he hit. The driver and conductor sustained moderate injuries and we taken by ambulance to Prince Mishyeni Hospital in Umlazi.
At the same time, another ER24 crew were busy on the M4 outgoing near the Francois Road bridge. A pedestrian crossing the freeway illegally, was hit by a motor vehicle and flung into the air. He was then hit by a second car and was found lying in the middle of the road when paramedics arrived. Medics were amazed to find the man had only sustained a fracture to his right leg. Three people from the cars sustained very minor injuries and were discharged from the scene.
Medics had only second to catch there breath when they rushed off to the M4 near the Victoria embankment for another minibus taxi that hit a Mercedes Benz. Two people were injured in the taxi and were transported to a local hospital.
All in all it was an unlucky period for some, but ER24 spokesperson Derrick Banks said "for medics, it was very lucky that both taxis were empty when they collided as there would have been many more patients to deal with....possible fatalities"
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