Man Crashes Over Bridge in Edenvale, Found and Airlifted to Hospital Day Later, SA in Disbelief: “Speed Kills”

Man Crashes Over Bridge in Edenvale, Found and Airlifted to Hospital Day Later, SA in Disbelief: “Speed Kills”

  • A man was airlifted to the hospital after his car went over a bridge in Edenvale and crashed on the ground
  • The car accident happened on Friday night but Emergency Services only responded to the scene on Saturday morning
  • The accident left SA citizens on social media in disbelief and many preached about the danger of speeding

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A man crashed over a bridge in Edenvale
A man was involved in a horrible car accident in Edenvale and was only discovered a day later. Image: Stock Photos
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EKURHULENI - A man was involved in an accident when he lost control of his vehicle that plunged off a bridge in Edenvale in the East Rand.

The horrific car crash occurred on Friday night but the car and injured driver were discovered on Saturday, reported TimesLIVE.

According to Emer-G-Med, the paramedics arrived at the scene around 6am and found the driver with critical injuries stuck in the car.

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The driver had to be stabilised with advanced life support and was airlifted to a medical facility after that.

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SA Citizens on Facebook react to the car crash in Edenvale

South Africans were stunned that the man was alone and injured the whole night and luckily found alive.

Sipho Chuma said:

"I would like to wish him an early recovery."

Mpho Mokgaga stated:

"Polo driver, hope he will live to tell his side. For now, we give our side and they are notorious for being bad drivers. Maybe there is something behind the wheel."

Senzo Mazibuko shared:

"That's crazy cause this is like 200m from my place but I didn't see or hear anything. Didn't see no helicopter."

Eddie Mhlongo mentioned:

"VW Polo Vivo, reckless drivers especially on weekends like this."

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Nthabiseng Motloung added:

"Speed kills."

Boniswa Mlomo Mabee shared:

"Sibonga uNkulunkulu okusindisile sicela ukuthi akuphilise."

Grade 11 child dies when overloaded school transport carrying 14 pupils overturns in Protea Glen, SA dismayed

Briefly News reported that a Grade 11 girl has died in a tragic accident that has left 13 other schoolchildren badly injured.

The fatal crash occurred when the private school transport, an overloaded Toyota Condor, overturned on the R599 Randfontein road in Protea Glen, Johannesburg.

The transport was shuttling the children to Protea Glen Secondary School 1 and 2 and Faranana Primary School when the driver lost control of the vehicle, causing it to overturn.

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Hilary Sekgota (Deputy Human Interest HOD) Hilary Sekgota is the Head of Desk for Evening and Weekend content at Briefly News. She completed a BA in Communication Science from Unisa in 2018 and a Diploma in Journalism from Varsity College in 2010. She also passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative. Hilary joined the Briefly News team in 2022 and started her journalism career at Tshwane Sun. She has 12 years of experience covering current affairs and human interest topics. Email: hilary.sekgota@briefly.co.za

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