[Atlasville, GP 20 June 2012 13:30]
A truck and bakkie crashed into one another at the corners of Atlas Road and Elisabeth in Atlasville, Boksburg this afternoon leaving one man with critical injuries and another with minor injuries.
The mechanism as to how the accident took place is not known, but the front of the truck was so damaged that it left the driver trapped in his seat. He had been badly injured and paramedics worked around the Boksburg and Farramere Fire and Rescue workers while they used the Jaws of Life to cut away at the vehicle in order to remove the trapped man. The Advanced Life Support paramedics from ER24 Benoni and the Glynnwood Hospital, who were at the scene worked together to stabilise the man in his seat, and the Medicopter was called in to assist.
After almost an hour, the man was freed, and he was further stabilised on scene, having sustained multiple broken bones and suspected internal injuries. The Medicopter then airlifted the man from the scene to a hospital where he would receive further urgent medical care.
The passenger who had been in the truck at the time was able to climb out of the wreck himself and he was treated for minor injuries before being taken to Life The Glynnwood Hospital for further assessment.
No one in the bakkie had been injured in the accident.
Vanessa Jackson, ER24
