{"id":8254,"date":"2018-02-23T15:15:11","date_gmt":"2018-02-23T13:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/accidents\/a-driver-entrapped-in-wreckage-on-the-m4-south-bound-near-congella\/"},"modified":"2018-02-23T15:15:15","modified_gmt":"2018-02-23T13:15:15","slug":"a-driver-entrapped-in-wreckage-on-the-m4-south-bound-near-congella","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/accidents\/a-driver-entrapped-in-wreckage-on-the-m4-south-bound-near-congella\/","title":{"rendered":"A Driver entrapped in wreckage on the M4 South Bound near Congella"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p>A man has sustained moderate injuries after the vehicle he was driving collided into the rear of a bus on the M4 South Bound near Congella a short while ago.<\/p>\n<p>Rescue Care Paramedics arrived on the scene just after 1 pm on Friday to find the man entrapped in the wreckage. The Durban Fire Department was called to assist. Whilst Fire Fighters worked to cut the man free Advanced Life Support Paramedics stabilised the man in the vehicle. Once freed the patient was carefully extricated from the wreckage before being transported to a nearby Hospital for the further care that he required.<\/p>\n<p>At this stage, the events leading up to the crash are unknown however SAPS and Metro Police were on the scene and will be investigating further.<\/p>\n<p>Also view <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A Driver entrapped in wreckage on the M4 South Bound near Congella <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NptskkxWT4\">https:\/\/t.co\/NptskkxWT4<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ArriveAlive?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#ArriveAlive<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rescuecare?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@rescuecare<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8pLb1MT5SP\">pic.twitter.com\/8pLb1MT5SP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Arrive Alive (@_ArriveAlive) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_ArriveAlive\/status\/967009396655083520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 23, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js<\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arrivealive.co.za\/news.aspx?s=1&#038;i=33789&#038;page=A-Driver-entrapped-in-wreckage-on-the-M4-South-Bound-near-Congella\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more on Arrive Alive <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/arrive-alive.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4522\" src=\"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/arrive-alive.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" title=\"\"><\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>South Africa Today &#8211; Accidents<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A man has sustained moderate injuries after the vehicle he was driving collided into the rear of a bus on the M4 South Bound near Congella a short while ago. Rescue Care Paramedics arrived on the scene just after 1 pm on Friday to find the man entrapped in the wreckage. 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