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N3 crash leaves one seriously injured

ER24 and other services arrived on scene at 12:45 to find three trucks blocking the highway.

Two men were injured on Friday afternoon, one seriously, when a tow truck crashed into another truck on the N3 near the Van Buuren off-ramp in Bedfordview.

ER24 and other services arrived on scene at 12:45 to find three trucks blocking the highway.

Fuel had begun to leak from one of the trucks and was spreading across the highway.

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Medics assessed the patients and found that one man had sustained a serious injury to his leg and was in a serious condition, while a second man had sustained minor injuries.

Medics treated the men and provided the seriously injured with pain-relief medications.

Once treated, the seriously injured man was airlifted to a nearby hospital by a private medical helicopter, while the second man was transported by ambulance.

Local authorities were on scene for further investigations.

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