[BENONI, GP – 31 DECEMBER 2012]
Incident Time: 16H00
A cyclist believed to be in his mid-twenties is in a critical condition after being knocked down by a light motor vehicle on Kirschner Road in Benoni this afternoon.
ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene and found the cyclist lying in the road with the bike and light motor vehicle just a few meters away with extensive damage to the motor vehicle. Paramedics assessed the patient and found he was unresponsive and had sustained neck, back and facial injuries and multiple broken bones. Advanced Life Support intervention was performed on the patient to help stabilise him. The patient was airlifted by AER24 to hospital in a critical condition for rapid medical care.
The road was closed for a short period while emergency personnel were on the scene and when the medicopter had landed. The necessary authorities were on the scene and would investigate the accident further.
Derrick Banks, ER24