A motor vehicle accident was reported on the R102 near Canelands in KwaZulu-Natal this evening (Monday).
At approximately 18:55, Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) received a call from a concerned member of the public reporting that a vehicle had overturned along the route. Reaction Officers were immediately dispatched to the scene.
Upon arrival, Officers found a silver Nissan Almera overturned on its roof and facing the opposite direction of travel. The driver, a 45-year-old man, informed First Responders that he had been travelling from his workplace in Tongaat – KZN to his residence in Phoenix – KZN when he lost control of the vehicle.
The vehicle overturned several times before coming to rest. He sustained injuries to his abdomen, back, and hands as a result of the crash.
Paramedics from a private ambulance service stabilised the injured driver at the scene before transporting him to hospital for further medical treatment….
