On Monday evening, Netcare 911 paramedics were driving from Pietermaritzburg to Margate when they came across a pedestrian crash on the R603 in Umbumbulu. Exact detail to the cause of the crash and preceding events will form part of the South African Police investigation.
Paramedics found the man lying on the roadway with critical injuries. The patient was stabilised at the scene before they transported him to a nearby hospital for the care that he required.