Pretoria man seriously injured after tree falls on him
Emergency services responded after a man suffered head and back injuries when a tree fell on him in Boschkop.
A Pretoria man was seriously injured after a tree fell on him in the Boschkop area yesterday afternoon, leaving him with head and back injuries and prompting a multi-agency emergency response.
According to Pretoria Rekord, the Volunteer Emergency Medical Response Unit (Vemru) says it received a call from the Lakes Security Forum NPC reporting that a tree had fallen on a person in the Boschkop area.
“On arrival, we found a man with serious injuries to their head and back. The patient was stabilised on scene before a bystander flagged down a passing Netcare911 ambulance en route back to Johannesburg, which immediately agreed to assist.”
Transported to hospital
Vemru says once stable, the man was transported to a nearby hospital for further treatment.
“Thank you to Netcare911, Pretoria Volunteer Emergency Services, Lakes Security Forum, Echo-1 security and Proshield security for assisting with the scene.”
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