A ELDERLY man, believed to be in his 70s, died earlier today when his car ploughed through a wall on the fourth floor of a mall parkade in Overport.Garrith Jamieson of ALS Paramedics said paramedics arrived at the scene after receiving numerous calls.
He said the car had ploughed through the wall "coming to rest on the road below on its roof”.
"The driver, who was the only occupant of the vehicle, was assessed by paramedics inside the vehicle as he was severely entrapped in the wreckage. Unfortunately, he had sustained fatal injuries and there was nothing paramedics could do for him. The man was declared deceased on the scene," said Jamieson.
He said the eThekwini Fire Department together with the South African Police Services and the metro police search and rescue unit had to use the jaws of life and other hydraulic equipment to free the man's body from the wreckage.
Jamieson added: "At this stage, the events leading up to the crash are unknown, however, SAPS were on the scene and will be investigating further."
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Must have passed out with his foot on the gas? That was some serious speed.
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