Motorbike rider killed on N3 South

A 58-year-old motorbike rider was killed when he apparently lost control of his motorbike on the N3 South near the Modderfontein offramp in Gauteng on Sunday morning.

When ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene at about 9am‚ they found the motorbike rider lying on his side on the ground.

“Upon further assessment‚ they found that the patient was in a critical condition. Treatment and advanced life support interventions were immediately initiated to stabilise the patient’s vital signs. Once treated‚ the man was transported in a critical condition to hospital for further medical care.

“Unfortunately‚ shortly after stopping at the hospital the man succumbed to his injuries. He was declared dead in the hospital‚” said ER24 spokesperson Ineke van Huyssteen.