Falling tree seriously injures Johannesburg man: gallery

04 February 2016 - 11:56 By TMG Digital

In a fluke incident‚ a Johannesburg man was seriously injured when a large tree fell on top of him in a park. ER24 paramedics found him lying partially beneath a large tree‚ at the corners of Cross and 8th Street at the Carel Venter Park in Greymont.He was in a serious condition‚ with a range of injuries including broken wrists, broken collar bone, head/neck and spine injuries.The patient was provided with advanced life support treatment‚ and transported to Helen Joseph Hospital...

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