[PINETOWN – 31 JANUARY 2012 AT 16H45]
A man believed to be 21 is in a critical condition after he was knocked down by a light motor vehicle on the M1 near to the Marrianhill testing grounds just outside of Pinetown this afternoon.
ER24 and EMRS arrived on the scene and found the patient lying in the right hand lane of the highway in the direction of Pinetown. The motor vehicle was just a few meters away. The paramedics assessed him found that he was battling to breath and that he had suspected head injuries from the impact. Advanced Life Support intervention was performed and the patient was placed on a ventilator to help him to breath. Once the patient was stabilised he was taken to R K Khans Hospital in a critical condition for further medical care.
The circumstances around the incident are not clear but the local authorities will investigate the accident further.
Derrick Banks, ER24