KWAZULU-NATAL. – A five-year-old child was injured when a bakkie and a sedan were involved in a collision on the N3 near New England Road this morning. According to the child's father, the child was sitting on the back seat, but was thrown forward in the vehicle due to the impact of the collision.
Craig Botha of KwaZulu Private Ambulance says the service was called to the scene, where paramedics examined the child and his father. They initially sustained light to moderate injuries and did not want to go to hospital. The ambulance service was called again after the child's condition began to deteriorate. Both were then treated and transported to hospital.
Botha urges parents to ensure that children are always secured in the correct safety seats and with appropriate seatbelts fastened. He warns that children's safety during every journey must receive attention.
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
