A six year old child has sustained serious injuries after falling three meters from a bridge in Imbali which is in Edendale, Pietermaritzburg this afternoon.
ER24 paramedics from Pietermaritzburg were contacted by the local police to inform them of the incident. On the way to the scene, paramedics were flagged down by a principal who was transporting the young boy to hospital.
The young patient was examined and found that he had sustained serious injuries and needed advanced life support intervention. The child was placed on a specialised board before being removed from the car. He was transported to Edendale Hospital in a serious but stable condition.
It is believed that the young patient was playing with his friends, when he slipped and fell over a bridge.
Derrick Banks
ER24