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Boy, 14, seriously injured after being crushed by tyre at Gauteng school

A 14-year-old Gauteng boy suffered serious internal injuries after a tractor tyre he and a group of others were playing with landed on him at school.

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A fourteen-year-old Gauteng schoolboy suffered serious injuries after a playground accident involving a very large tractor tyre on Monday afternoon, 13 September. According to reports, the boy and his friends were rolling the tyre before the incident took place. He was flown to hospital by helicopter for treatment.

NETCARE911 RUSHES TO HELP SCHOOLBOY CRUSHED BY TYRE

Netcare911 spokesperson Shawn Herbst said a group of friends were reportedly playing “roller games” with a large tractor tyre at a high school in the East Rand of Johannesburg on Monday at midday. Unfortunately, the tyre became unbalanced and landed on a 14-year-old boy who suffered crush injuries.

A nearby sports coach at the school heard the group’s cries for help and managed to lift the tractor tyre off the boy, according to the emergency service. The injured boy was then moved to the first-aid room where teachers did what they can to help him before the paramedics arrived.

Herbst said when Netcare911 paramedics arrived on the scene they discovered that the boy had sustained serious internal injuries. “The patient was treated on scene by Netcare 911 Emergency Care Practitioners while a Netcare 911 helicopter ambulance was activated to the scene.”

Once the boy was stabilised he was airlifted to a specialist medical facility for further medical attention.

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