Elderly Pinetown man critical after falling from ladder
Updated | By Shaun Ryan
An Elderly man is in a critical condition in hospital after
falling about 3m from a ladder at his Ashley home in Pinetown, west of Durban.
Emergency services rushed to the home just before 1pm after being alerted to the incident by a local neighbourhood watch.
ER24 says paramedics found the man, believed to be about 71-years-old, in his neighbour’s garden.
He had sustained head and shoulder injuries.
He was taken to a nearby hospital for further medical care.
The circumstances leading to man falling from the ladder are unknown at this stage.
[PINETOWN] Elderly man critical after falling from ladder. @SABCNewsOnline @ewnupdates@News24 @IOL @ECR_Newswatchhttps://t.co/1yTxSjisSr pic.twitter.com/z8XgsHgBEd
— ER24 EMS (Pty) Ltd. (@ER24EMS) April 22, 2018
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