A 31-year-old man has been seriously injured in a car crash in St. Philip.
The police say that Demar Bend of Emerald Park West, St. Phillip suffered internal injuries and a compound fracture to his left leg when the car he was driving ran off the road and struck a wall at Kirton’s main road near Rice’s, St. Phillip about 6 45 pm today. He was the only occupant of the vehicle in which he was trapped after the crash and had to be freed by the fire service who responded with two tenders and 9 personnel. The police and ambulance service were also at the scene.
Along with damage to the wall, a water pipe was ruptured and a natural gas line was damaged and repair crews were at the scene.