Child Seat can Save a Life
At approximately 16h35 this afternoon a white Golf 4 overturned on the N1 highway at the Maraisburg off ramp in a Southern direction. According to the 28 year old mother who was driving the vehicle at the time, she apparently lost control after swerving for something in the road. The vehicle skidded across the highway from the fast lane right into the embankment. She is fortunate not to have collided with any other vehicles.
When paramedics arrived on scene, the female driver was sitting next to the car crying. Paramedics attended to her. We soon discovered that her 1 year old daughter was also involved in the accident. At the time of the accident, her child was fastened in the car seat.
The mother sustained minor injuries, but complained about pain. She was stabilized on scene by ER24 paramedics. It appears that her daughter did not sustain any injuries and was not even crying on scene. According to the mother everything was thrown around in the car when it toppled and she was just worried about her daughter. After the accident the car seat still remained exactly where it was placed in the first place and she removed her daughter from the seat unscathed.
A child seat is recommended for small children in a car, it could just save a life. Please note when you are placing a child seat in the front passenger seat, that the passenger airbag is switched off or disconnected, as this can injure your little one. Always read the instructions and recommended use of your child seat to ensure maximum safety. A non secure car seat can injure others in the car.
The traffic was severely backed up due to onlookers.
JMPD and FD attended the scene.
When paramedics arrived on scene, the female driver was sitting next to the car crying. Paramedics attended to her. We soon discovered that her 1 year old daughter was also involved in the accident. At the time of the accident, her child was fastened in the car seat.
The mother sustained minor injuries, but complained about pain. She was stabilized on scene by ER24 paramedics. It appears that her daughter did not sustain any injuries and was not even crying on scene. According to the mother everything was thrown around in the car when it toppled and she was just worried about her daughter. After the accident the car seat still remained exactly where it was placed in the first place and she removed her daughter from the seat unscathed.
A child seat is recommended for small children in a car, it could just save a life. Please note when you are placing a child seat in the front passenger seat, that the passenger airbag is switched off or disconnected, as this can injure your little one. Always read the instructions and recommended use of your child seat to ensure maximum safety. A non secure car seat can injure others in the car.
The traffic was severely backed up due to onlookers.
JMPD and FD attended the scene.
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