A man is fighting for his life in the King Edward VIII hospital after he was hit by a truck on Langeberg Road in Maydon Wharf this afternoon. It is thought that a brawl between two men and a security guard preceded the critically injured man being thrown beneath the articulated trucks wheels.
It is alleged that two men had been at the roadside fighting when a guard intervened. A scuffle ensued and it is thought that one of the brawlers was pushed or pulled beneath the rear wheels of a passing truck.
He sustained massive head and chest trauma and was intubated and placed on a manual ventilator by Netcare911 Advanced Life Support Paramedics at the scene before he was rushed by ambulance to hospital.
Given the nature and severity of his injuries, the chances of him surviving are slim.
Jeff Wicks
Netcare911 – KwaZulu-Natal Media
