{"id":218540,"date":"2019-09-19T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-19T08:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/218540\/motorcyclist-taken-to-hospital-with-head-injuries-following-cbd-collision\/"},"modified":"2019-09-19T15:09:31","modified_gmt":"2019-09-19T13:09:31","slug":"motorcyclist-taken-to-hospital-with-head-injuries-following-cbd-collision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/09\/19\/motorcyclist-taken-to-hospital-with-head-injuries-following-cbd-collision\/","title":{"rendered":"Motorcyclist taken to hospital with head injuries following CBD collision"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Personnel from the Germiston Central Fire Station were called to the scene of a collision between a Toyota SUV and motorcycle last Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ:<a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/218347\/paramedics-rush-to-shooting-incident-in-germiston\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0Paramedics rush to shooting incident in Germiston<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u201cUpon arrival at the corner of Driehoek Road and President Street, personnel found a Toyota SUV with two occupants and a motorcycle had been involved in a collision,\u201d explained William Ntladi, district manager media liaison for Disaster and Emergency Management Services.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe motorcycle\u2019s rider was assessed on scene, where it was discovered the patient had sustained serious head injuries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was given medical attention on scene before being transported to Bertha Gxowa Hospital by ambulance for further treatment.\u201d<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/178605\/truck-accident-leaves-driver-injured\/\" target=\"_blank\">Truck accident on N3 highway in Germiston leaves one injured<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>The SUV\u2019s occupants were unharmed in the collision.<\/p>\n<p>The cause of the crash is being investigated by the EMPD.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Hav<\/strong><strong>e a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"mailto:leighh@caxton.co.za\">leighh@caxton.co.za<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Also follow us on:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/germistoncitynews\/\" 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