Residents help dig the man out while paramedics stabilised him, after a roadway collapsed.
Image: Southlands SunA man was entrapped from his knees down in a roadway collapse on the Bluff on Sunday afternoon, reportsGarrith Jamieson of Rescue Care Paramedics said: “It is believed that workers were working on the side of the road as there is a water issue in the area. The roadway gave in, caving in on the man, trapping him inside beneath the ground from the knees down,” saidPeople ran to assist the man, trying to dig him out of the trench while paramedics tried to stabilise him.
“The patient has been freed and sustained crush injuries on his lower limbs and is being stabilised on scene by advanced life support paramedics, and will be transported to a nearby hospital for the further care that he requires,” said Garrith.For more news your way, download The Citizen’s app for
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