An elderly man is in a serious condition after his vehicle veered off the N2 South just past Umkomaas this morning, the wreckage coming to rest on its side down a steep embankment. Exact detail to the cause of the accident and preceding events will remain a subject for police investigation and comment.
Netcare 911 paramedics arrived at the scene and found the man sill trapped in the twisted frame of his car. After he was stabelised on scene they transported the man to a Netcare hospital for the care that he required.