BRACKENFELL 11 November 2011, 10:45
1 man has sustained some injuries this morning when 2 bakkies collided on the N1 highway in the direction of Paarl.
The cause of the collision is still unknown, but it seems that the bakkies had made contact before 1 of the vehicles left the road and overturned. As the vehicle overturned it collided with 2 lamp poles by the side of the highway, dislodging them from the ground.
When ER24 paramedics arrived at the scene they found 1 of the occupants from the 1 bakkie in need of medical attention. The man had sustained a severe head injury as well as suspected back and neck injuries.
Paramedics treated the man at the scene before immobilising him to a special board and transporting him to the nearby Mediclinic Cape Gate for further medical care. Local law enforcement authorities who attended the scene will be investigating the incident further.
Andre Visser, ER24