Pregnant woman pinned under truck in PMB

It is not clear how the heavily-pregnant woman came to be under the truck in the Nhlazatshe area near Edendale. 

Paramedics say when they arrived on scene, they found a large tipper truck lying on its side in the middle of the road. 

ER24's Russel Meiring says its load of sand had been spilled across the road.

''When we approached the truck, we found a female patient lying trapped, from the waist down, beneath the cab of the vehicle. Further assessments showed that the woman, who was also heavily pregnant, had sustained severe crush injuries to both of her legs. 

''Rescue services had to use specialised equipment, including a Backhoe, to free the woman in an operation that lasted one and a half hours,'' he said.

(Photos: ER24)