A 26-year-old man was left seriously injured this morning after a truck rear-ended another on the Van Dyksdrift Road in Middelburg, Mpumalanga.
ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene and found the two trucks in the middle of the road blocking traffic.
One of the trucks had busrt into flame prior to the arrival of paramedics, but had been extinguished by bystanders.
Upon assessment, paramedics found that only one man had been injured in the collision. On assessment, it was discovered that the man had sustained serious injuries.
The patient was treated for his injuries and thereafter transported to Kosmos Hospital for urgent treatment.
The cause of the collision is not yet known but loocal authorities were on scene for further investigations.
Russel Meiring
ER24 Spokesperson