A man escaped with minor injuries after his vehicle slammed sideways into a lamp pole at the intersection of Nelson Mandela Drive and Alexandra Ave in Bloemfontein this morning just after 07h00. Exact detail to the cause of the accident and preceding events will remain a subject for police investigation and comment.
Netcare 911 paramedics arrived at the scene and found that the passenger of the bakkie had been injured. After medics treated the man at the scene, they transported him to a local hospital for the care that he required.