Harrismith – A truck driver was seriously injured when he lost control of his vehicle and ended up in the Klerk river on N5 just outside Kestell in the Free State yesterday.
EMER-G-MED EMS arrived on the scene to find the driver trapped inside his cab. The man was freed and transported by helicopter to the hospital.
An eyewitness told SA Trucker that the truck, pulling a side tipper interlink, has a front tyre burst causing the driver to lose control.
Truck driver airlifted to hospital following serious crash on N5 near Kestell https://t.co/0APGEIs70P pic.twitter.com/nxUoZjwpgj
— SA Trucker (@rsa_trucker) May 13, 2021