BENONI 27 December 2011, 11:40
One female has sustained severe injuries after being struck by a vehicle while attempting to cross the road.
ER24 paramedics arrived at the scene and found the 18 year old female still lying in the road. According to bystanders the female was crossing the road with a gentlemen when she was struck by a Mazda passenger vehicle.
She had sustained a serious head injury as well as a injury to her right leg in the form of a broken bone. Advanced Life Support treatment was administered to the patient at the scene. She was later transported to Tembisa hospital for further medical care.
The occupants in the Mazda as well as the gentleman who crossed the road with the female at the time of the incident were unharmed in the collision.Local law enforcement officials who attended the scene will be investigating the incident further.
Andre Visser, ER24