A fourteen year old boy is fighting for his life after sustaining severe traumatic injuries to his body after allegedly jumping from a moving train that was in the vicinity of Alexandra and Richey Road in Pietermaritzburg this afternoon.
ER24 paramedics rushed to the scene after been notified by members the of public. When emergency personnel arrived on the scene, they found the boy lying on the grass verge and found that he was in a critical condition. The teenager had suffered severe chest injuries and possible internal injuries due to the jump. Advanced life support intervention had to be performed on the patient before he was rushed to Northdale Hospital in a critical condition.
It is unclear the circumstances around the teenager jumping from the train but the local SAPS were on the scene and would investigate the incident further.
Derrick Banks
ER24