Accidents

One dead another critical in Durban crash

KwaZulu-Natal: At 16H09 Friday afternoon Netcare 911 responded to reports of a serious collision on the M25 Kwa Mashu, North of Durban.

Reports from the scene indicate that two light motor vehicles were involved in a collision resulting in one of the vehicles coming to rest on its side next to a concrete barrier.

Durban crash

Medics assessed the scene and found that one person an adult female passenger had sustained fatal injuries, the driver had sustained serious injuries.

Durban crash

The condition of the occupants from the second vehicle is unknown as they were transported prior to the arrival of emergency services.

Durban crash

Due to the injuries, the adult male patient had sustained the Netcare 5 specialised helicopter ambulance was activated to airlift him to a specialised hospital for further treatment.

Durban crash

Media Liaison Officer
Netcare Limited
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In other news – Japan Beat Russia in #RWC2019 opener

Wing Kotaro Matsushima scored a hat-trick as hosts Japan got their World Cup campaign underway with a 30-10 victory against Russia. Russia took an early lead through wing Kirill Golosnitskiy, but Matsushima replied for the hosts.

Japan Beat Russia

He grabbed his second to put Japan ahead just before half-time and Pieter Labuschagne broke away to add another after the break. Matsushima then ran through to claim a four-try bonus point for his side. read more

Source – Shawn Herbst