14/10/2025
๐ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ๐๐๐น๐ ๐๐ป๐ท๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ต ๐ฉ๐ฒ๐ต๐ถ๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐๐ป
Pinetown, Sunday 12 October 2025 โ A man is fighting for his life after being trapped beneath his own vehicle in a dramatic incident that unfolded in the Cowies Hill area on Sunday afternoon.
According to initial reports, the man had exited his light motor vehicle when it allegedly rolled forward due to suspected brake failure. The vehicle struck him, forcing him through his property gate and into a concrete pillar, leaving him pinned beneath the car.
Emergency teams from multiple organizations responded after the Cowies Hill Emergency Group issued an urgent call for assistance.
Specialist rescue crews from ๐ฆ.๐ง.๐.๐ฅ.๐ง. ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฐ๐๐ฒ and ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ arrived with advanced hydraulic equipment, including the Jaws of Life, to stabilize and lift the vehicle. Working alongside other responders, they managed to free the injured man.
Once extricated, the patient was assessed and stabilized on scene by ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ before being handed over to ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ญ๐ก for urgent transport to a medical facility for further care.
The incident drew a wide response from emergency and security services, including:
- S.T.A.R.T. Rescue
- Red Line Response
- First Responder KZN
- Ethekwini Fire & Rescue
- Metro Police
- Mobi-Claw911
- Jag Security, Ikoski Security, Blue Security
- Local community response groups
This incident once again underscores the value of collaboration across emergency services, where each role, from first arrival to advanced rescue intervention and medical stabilization, contributed to giving the patient the best possible chance of recovery.
๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ-๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ: ๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ญ ๐ต๐ฐ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ณ๐ฌ
