A 24yr old petrol attendant is in a critical condition after his leg was caught between a truck and concrete pillar near the petrol pump in Cato Ridge this morning.
ER24 and EMRS paramedics arrived on the scene to find the man lying on the floor in a pool of blood. Paramedics had to cut away his pants to expose how severe his injury was. The patient had sustained severe traumatic injuries to his left leg and needed advanced life support intervention. He was placed on drip and given analgesic medication while paramedics from both services stabilised his leg. The patient was placed into the Red Cross Air Mercy Helicopter and transported to Pietermaritzburg Medi-Clinic in a critical but stable condition.
It is unclear how the petrol attendant got his leg stuck between the pillar and truck but the necessary authorities were on the scene and would be investigating the incident further.
Derrick Banks
ER24
[Photos by Peter Upfold]
