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Truck Jack-knifes on the M5


CAPRICORN 28 October 2011, 08:20

One man has sustained some injuries earlier this morning when the vehicle he was traveling in collided with a truck on Prince George drive.

The cause of the collision is still unknown, but a truck transporting a cargo of gravel had allegedly veered out of control before jack-knifing and overturning onto its side. The collision had resulted in tons of gravel being strewn onto the intersection. A vehicle had then collided into the truck.

When ER24 paramedics arrived at the scene they found a single driver still in the vehicle. The man was carefully extricated from the vehicle and immobilised onto a special board. The patient then received treatment for severe facial trauma and a suspected back and neck injury. He was later transported to Mediclinic Constantiaberg for further medical care.

Local law enforcement authorities who attended the scene will be investigating the incident further.

Andre Visser, ER24

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