Child airlifted after being hit by car

'We airlifted a 6-year-old child'

It was a tragic beginning to the month of July as Netcare 911 reported they had to airlift a critically injured patient from the R559 on Wednesday.

Santi Steinmann, spokesperson for Netcare911 confirmed, “We airlifted a 6-year-old child. It was a pedestrian collision. We were not the primary medical services to respond, we were called as a secondary response because of the airlifting.”

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