Motorist left critical after crashing into wall

CANELANDS – One person was critically injured and three others sustained moderate injuries after a vehicle crashed into a wall on Vincent Dickenson Road in Canelands on Tuesday afternoon.

Passing motorists contacted the Reaction Unit South Africa Operations from 08:33 requesting assistance for the injured. Reaction Officers and RUSA Paramedics were immediately dispatched.

On arrival, RUSA Members extricated a critically injured person from the wreckage of a grey Suzuki Ertiga. Three other individuals suffered mild to moderate injuries. The occupants of the vehicle were believed to be under the influence of alcohol but this could not be immediately confirmed.

According to a witness, the vehicle was travelling in the direction of Cottonlands from Verulam when the driver lost control and collided into a wall above a railway line.