Pedestrian struck by the mirror of a truck on Atlas road in Benoni, Gauteng.
A man believed to be in his early thirties is in a critical condition after he was struck by the mirror of a truck on Atlas road in Benoni, Gauteng.
Reports from the scene indicate that the man was crossing the road at the time of the incident.
When Netcare911 paramedics arrived on scene, we found the man lying next to the truck in a critical condition.
Paramedics immediately intubated the man to assist him to breathe.
He was then stabilised on scene by an Advanced Life Support paramedic.
The Netcare2 helicopter was dispatched to the scene to airlift the man to a level 1 trauma facility in Johannesburg for further medical care.
This accident happened this afternoon at about 12h30.
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