A man sustained critical injuries following an incident while he was mountain biking next to Jan Smuts Avenue near Conrad Drive in Craighall Park, Johannesburg this morning.
Exact detail surrounding the cause of the fall is still unknown but reports from the scene indicate that the man was cycling on the trail when the man came off his mountain bike.
Netcare 911 paramedics, its rescue unit and other services arrived at the scene and found the injured man lying on the ground. Upon assessment it was established that the man was in a critical condition.
The man was skillfully placed on a trauma board and eight people carried the from the trail to a waiting ambulance, after which he was transported to hospital for further medical care.
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