PAARL – Two people were critically injured when a truck crashed off a cliff on the Du Toitskloof Pass between Worcester and Paarl in the Western Cape on Sunday afternoon, paramedics said.

Truck accident near old Du Toitskloof tunnel closed to Paarl. Old pass also closed due to this crash. –: Supplied pic.twitter.com/T3KvUAAes7

— Anele Mfazwe (@mfazwe) October 15, 2017

ER24 paramedics, along with Life Healthcare, arrived on the scene to find the metro services already in attendance, ER24 spokesman Russel Meiring said.

“A large truck was found lying on its roof on a cliff. Traffic had already begun to backup for some distance,” he said.

Metro rescue technicians had to use various rescue equipment to stabilise the truck while paramedics assessed the patients. One man was found trapped inside the cab of the truck in a critical condition while a woman was already being treated by the metro services.

Rescue services freed the critically injured man from the cab, an operation which lasted some time. Once freed, paramedics treated the patients and provided both with advanced life support interventions before transporting them to a nearby hospital for further treatment. Local authorities were on the scene for further investigations, Meiring said.

African News Agency