Netcare 911 responded to reports of a very serious pedestrian collision, involving a child, in the driveway of a residence off Barbara Road (M39) in the Homestead area, at approximately 6pm on Saturday evening.<\/p>\n
\u201cReports from the scene allege that the six-year-old boy was playing in a parked vehicle in the driveway and managed to release the park brake.<\/p>
\u201cWhen he got out of the vehicle, it started to move down the gradient and ran over him.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe incident still needs to be investigated,\u201d said Nick Dollman, media liaison for Netcare Limited.<\/p>
Netcare 911 advanced life support paramedics attended to the child who had sustained very serious injuries and analgesic medication was administered to manage his pain.<\/p>\n
Due to the extent of his injuries, the Netcare 911 specialised helicopter ambulance was called to the scene and airlifted the child to a trauma unit for the urgent medical care that he required.<\/p>\n
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