N12 East reopened after truck hits pedestrian and loses its load near Atlas Road off-ramp
The highway was momentarily closed for paramedics to assess the man, who is believed to be in his early 40s, before transporting him to hospital.
A man was left critically injured after being knocked by a truck on the N12 highway near the Atlas Road off-ramp earlier today.
“We received the call around 1.18pm about the incident and when we reached the scene, we found the man under the 18-wheeler truck,” said ER24 ALS paramedic and Benoni Manager, Gerhardt Dyssel.
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“According to the truck driver, the man ran across the highway and the driver was unable to swerve in time to avoid knocking him.”
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“The patient required Advanced Life Support treatment and was first stablised before being transported by our ambulance to Tambo Memorial Hospital,” Dyssel said.
