Crash driver in critical condition after suicide attempt

Paramedics in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands responded to an accident near the R103 in Balgowan on Sunday to find the driver of a crashed bakkie had fled. 

Midlands EMS spokesperson Roland Robertson said: “Upon arrival, it was found a bakkie had rolled multiple times. The passenger of the vehicle sustained minor injuries, while the driver had fled the scene. The driver was later found at home, where he had set himself alight.”

Robertson said he was in critical condition and required advanced life support before he was taken to hospital. 

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