Several people were injured in a vehicle roll-over. Image: IPSS Medical Rescue
Several people including disabled child injured in vehicle roll-over
Multiple occupants, including a disabled child sustained injuries ranging from minor to serious during a single vehicle roll-over
Several people were injured in a vehicle roll-over. Image: IPSS Medical Rescue
On the R102 between Tongaat and the airport, a single-vehicle roll-over resulted in multiple occupants sustaining injuries.
Injuries ranged from minor to serious, including a disabled child.
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Several injured in vehicle roll-over
IPSS Medical responded to the scene and found the patients under their advanced life support care.
All patients will be transported to local facilities for further care.
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WHAT TO DO AT AN ACCIDENT SCENE
With many accidents occurring on our roads, you might find yourself on the scene of one.
Here is what you can do:
- The safety of accident victims, emergency personnel, and other road users is the most important goal when an accident occurs.
- The first hour following an accident is known as the “Golden Hour,” and doctors say seriously injured car crash victims must receive comprehensive medical care within 60 minutes to have a good chance of survival. This scenario gives rescuers about 12 minutes at the accident scene to extricate the injured and get them to the hospital.
- Consider the traffic flow at the scene. Is it a risk to you or others, including the casualty?
- Consider the impact on emergency vehicles trying to reach the scene before stopping traffic.
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- If anyone is available, send someone up and down the road to wave down traffic.
- Turn on hazard lights and ignite flares if the incident happened at night to warn oncoming motorists of the danger.
- Consider the positioning of any vehicles involved in the incident and the potential hazards they may pose (such as rolling forwards or backwards). Consider safety – constantly reassess the safety of the scene, especially if you rely on others to keep you safe.
- Turn off all of the vehicles involved in the collision.
