Youngster Falls Off of Truck
ER24 paramedics responded to a serious accident in Argyle road last night just before Umgeni road (Just after 9pm). When we arrived however we could not find any damaged vehicles, 
only a seriously injured man believed to be in his late teens or early twenties. He was lying with a pool of blood around his head.
Horrified witnesses told paramedics that the young man had been sitting on the back of a utility truck whilst it was moving, and he lost his grip and fell off of the truck. A car travelling behind the truck was forced to swerve to avoid driving over the injured man. The driver of the truck was unaware that his passenger had fallen off of the truck and carried on driving.
ER24 paramedics stabilised the man, who was going in and out of consciousness, and transported him to St Augustines hospital where he is in a serious condition. We were very concerned about possible neck and internal head injuries. These types of rapid deceleration falls from heights can cause serious injuries, and if this man has a bleed inside his head, he may very well die as a result of this injury. Only time will tell. He will undergo CT scans in hospital to determine if there is any bleeding on the brain.
ER24 paramedics urge passengers and drivers of such vehicles, including bakkies, to not carry people in the back of an open bakkie / truck, and if you do, to ensure that they are seated within the bin and not sitting on the edge.
only a seriously injured man believed to be in his late teens or early twenties. He was lying with a pool of blood around his head.Horrified witnesses told paramedics that the young man had been sitting on the back of a utility truck whilst it was moving, and he lost his grip and fell off of the truck. A car travelling behind the truck was forced to swerve to avoid driving over the injured man. The driver of the truck was unaware that his passenger had fallen off of the truck and carried on driving.
ER24 paramedics stabilised the man, who was going in and out of consciousness, and transported him to St Augustines hospital where he is in a serious condition. We were very concerned about possible neck and internal head injuries. These types of rapid deceleration falls from heights can cause serious injuries, and if this man has a bleed inside his head, he may very well die as a result of this injury. Only time will tell. He will undergo CT scans in hospital to determine if there is any bleeding on the brain.
ER24 paramedics urge passengers and drivers of such vehicles, including bakkies, to not carry people in the back of an open bakkie / truck, and if you do, to ensure that they are seated within the bin and not sitting on the edge.
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