TWO men are seriously injured after a wall collapsed on them in Stapleton Road, New Germany this afternoon.
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Emer-G-Med’s Kyle van Reenen said the two men, who are municipal workers, sustained serious injuries and were treated on scene by emergency-care practitioners.
“One patient was airlifted with the assistance of the Netcare 911 aeromedical helicopter to a specialist facility,” reported van Reenen.
He added that the second man was taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital under the care of an emergency-care practitioner.
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