Man left seriously injured after a freak accident
Local authorities were on the scene for further investigations.
On Sunday afternoon, May 29, a man in his 40s was left seriously injured when his light motor vehicle collided with a truck tire on the N3 near the Van Buuren offramp Bedfordview.
ER24 and other services arrived at 16h45 to find a wrecked light motor vehicle in the middle of the highway. The driver, a man in his 40s, was found lying trapped in the car in a serious condition.
The Fire Services had to use specialised equipment to free the man from the vehicle.
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Once released, the man was treated and provided with pain-relief medication before being transported to a private hospital for urgent care.
It is understood that the man’s vehicle had collided with a tire that had come loose off a truck.
Local authorities were on the scene for further investigations.
