Car Plunges into River at Stormvoël

Another man was left with multiple injuries less than 24 hours after three people died on the N1 near Stormvoël interchange in Pretoria.

Shortly before 07:00 paramedics from ER24 received an emergency call of an accident involving a bus on the N1 south before the Stormvoël off ramp.

Paramedics that arrived on the scene found bystanders pointing down the embankment towards the river. On further inspection paramedics found a double cab bakkie that crashed down the embankment.

A man, believed to be in his early 40's, was still trapped in the vehicle. He sustained multiple injuries and had to be freed from the wreck and pulled to safety.

The Tshwane Fire Department used ropes to pull the man up the embankment where he was treated and transported to the Life Eugene Marais Hospital.

The man explained that he was travelling on the N1 towards Johannesburg when the bus apparently crashed into the back of his vehicle and pushed him off the highway.

The bus was found several meters from the incident. No one was injured in the bus.