It is believed that the twenty year old man lost control of his car and slammed into a tree on Birmingham Road in Panorama Gardens.
ER24 paramedics were told by bystanders that it seemed that the man had lost control of his vehicle, and he first swerved his car towards his right hand side. He then appeared to try an correct the vehicle when he suddenly swerved hard to his left. His car then slammed into a tree on the passenger side with such force that his car was partially wrapped around the tree.
The man was severely entrapped in the car, and paramedics had to try and stabilise him while Fire and Rescue workers spent half and hour cutting away at the metal. He was in a very critical condition and paramedics had to place him on manual ventilation while he was still upright in the driver’s seat.
When he was eventually freed, as he was being safely pulled from the vehicle, his heart suddenly stopped beating. Paramedics immediately initiated CPR, and after ten minutes his heart started beating again.
He was loaded into an ambulance and transported to a nearby hospital where he was handed over to the awaiting staff in a critical condition.
There were no other cars involved in the accident, and the necessary authorities were on the scene.
Vanessa Jackson
ER24
