At approximately 3:39am, Friday 07 March 2008, Netcare 911 paramedics responded to a report of a very serious collision on the M1 near the Marlboro drive onramp.
A large refrigerated truck that was travelling on the M1 highway towards Pretoria collided with a police vehicle and continued driving for several kilometres before overturning in the hairpin bend where the highway splits towards Germiston in the Buccleuch Interchange.
The police car sustained severe side and frontal damage from the impact with the truck. The cars passenger was in a serious condition but the driver sustained critical head and chest injuries and was placed onto emergency life support by the paramedics at the scene. Both these patients were transported by ambulances to the Netcare Sunninghill hospital for further assessment and treatment. Another vehicle was also involved in the incident and a 3rd police officer who was injured was also taken to the Netcare Sunninghill hospital. The 4th patient, a member of the public, was in a stable condition and was transported by ambulance to the Johannesburg hospital.
The split from the M1 to the N3 towards Germiston has been closed and traffic in the area is severely affected.
This incident was attended to by Netcare 911, provincial fire and ambulance services, SAPS and the Metro Police.
[ Information provided by Netcare911 to the Road Safety & Arrive Alive Blog]
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