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Car crashes into mountainside

A 24-year-old woman was injured on Saturday morning when her SUV crashed into the mountainside on the Outeniqua Pass in George‚ Western Cape.

Two emergency vehicles from ER24 were dispatched‚ along with Metro Rescue‚ after being alerted by motorists who had witnessed the accident‚ ER24 said.

“Upon arrival‚ paramedics found that the woman had already been pulled from her overturned vehicle‚ which lay up against the mountainside.

“On assessment‚ paramedics found that the woman had sustained moderate injuries and required transportation to hospital.

“The patient was treated for her injuries and thereafter transported to Mediclinic George for further assessment‚” ER24 said.

It added that the woman had later told paramedics that she had lost control of the vehicle‚ causing it to smash into the mountainside and overturn.

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