Sunday, March 15, 2009

Head on Collision - Bromhof

A 26 year old man is in a serious condition after a head on collision on President Fouche Drive this afternoon.Just after 16:00 paramedics arrived at the incident a nd found a Mazda and a Hyundai that were severely damaged. A man was found trapped behind the steering wheel of his Mazda with serious injuries.

Paramedics from ER24 tried to stabilize the man in the car, but had to call in the fire department to rescue the man with the jaws of life. An ER24 Doctor attended the scene and assisted with the stabilization of the man once he was rescued from the wreck.

A four year old girl and her mom were also injured. They were traveling in the Hyundai at the time of the collision.

According to eyewitnesses on the scene, the Hyundai was traveling towards Malibongwe Drive on President Fouche and the Mazda was stationary at the robot. The witness explained that one of the vehicles tried to enter the intersection and caused the collision.

Metro Police and Douglasdale Police attended the incident. The road was closed off at Malibongwe and CR Swart Drives during the rescue operations.

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