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Johannesburg fall from scaffolding leaves man critical

A man is in a critical condition following a fall incident in Marlboro, Johannesburg this afternoon.

Netcare 911 paramedics arrived at the scene and found a thirty-two-year-old man lying on the ground after he fell approximately ten meters from a scaffolding. Co-workers were busy performing CPR on the man and paramedics immediately started treating the injured man.

The man was treated on scene, placed on a trauma board and rushed to hospital for the urgent medical care that he required.

Exact detail surrounding the cause of the fall and preceding events are still unknown at this stage and will remain the subject of an investigation.

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