A passenger is in a serious condition while the driver sustained minor injuries after a collision on the R603 near Umlass road in the early hours of this morning.
ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene to find a single light motor vehicle involved in the accident. The driver was found walking up the road while the passenger was found slumped half way out the vehicle. The passenger had sustained serious head injury and was in and out of consciousness on the scene. Advanced Life Support intervention was performed on the patient. He was transported to Edendale Hospital where trauma staff were waiting to take over the management of the patient.
The driver was treated by other emergency personnel on the scene for minor injuries and was transported to a nearby hospital for further medical care.
It is unclear how the accident occurred as there is only one car involved and there was no sign of any vehicles or areas that were damaged by this motor vehicle.
Derrick Banks
ER24