Durban – Two motorists – a man and a woman – suffered serious injuries after their cars collided head-on along the M4 Tuesday afternoon.
ALS Paramedics said the collision occurred at about 3:30 pm along the M4 Ruth First Highway, before the Broadway offramp.
“On arrival, Paramedics found total chaos as they found that two vehicles had collided head-on before one vehicle had overturned coming to rest on its roof,” ALS Paramedics said.
“One driver a female believed to be in her 20s was found to be severely entrapped in her vehicle.”
While the Durban Fire Department used the Jaws of Life and other hydraulic equipment to free the woman from the wreckage, Advanced Life Support Paramedics stabilised the critically injured woman.
“Once freed from the wreckage the lady was placed on a manual ventilator before being rushed to a nearby hospital for the urgent care that she required,” ALS Paramedics said.
“The second driver a male in his 20s had also sustained serious injuries and was stabilised on scene by Advanced Life Support Paramedics before being rushed to a nearby Hospital for the care he required.
“The entire Northbound carriageway was closed while emergency personnel worked on the scene.”
ALS Paramedics said at this stage the events leading up to the collision were unknown.
However, SA Police Service officers were in attendance and will investigate the matter.
In a later update, Emer-G-Med paramedics, who also attended to the head-on collision along the M4 Ruth First Highway, said: “The female driver from the Renault has sadly succumbed to her extensive injuries in hospital”.
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