Medical emergency service provider confirms accident
Netcare 911 ambulance involved in accident; pedestrian injured
Netcare 911 has confirmed that one of its ambulances was involved in an accident in Pietermaritzburg this morning. A truck towing a trailer lost control and collided with the ambulance, critically injuring a pedestrian.
“While we are relieved that the patient being transported and our staff sustained only mild injuries, we are deeply shocked and saddened that a pedestrian was seriously injured in the accident,” said Shalen Ramduth, Operations Director of Netcare 911.
The injured pedestrian was immediately taken to the nearest hospital for medical care by another emergency medical services provider.
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