Gauteng: At 08H20 Saturday morning Netcare 911 responded to reports of a crush injury on the corners Penguin Avenue and Woodpecker Street in Lenasia.
Reports from the scene indicate that a 40-year-old male construction worker sustained moderate injuries when a brick chimney he was working on broke apart and fell on him.
The patient was treated on the scene and once stabilised was transported by ambulance to a hospital for further treatment.
Shawn Herbst
Media Liaison Officer
Netcare Limited
Netcare 911
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