COMMUNITY HELPS N3 CRASH VICTIM
The Hilton community joined hands this week to get a three-year-old victim of the horrific N3 Easter Monday crash and his mother, back home to Lenasia, in Gauteng.
Ndalo-Entle De Lange was receiving medical care at a local hospital after both his legs were severely injured in the 40-car pile-up on the N3 between Cedara and Hilton..
After nearly two weeks in hospital, Ndalo-Entle was discharged last week and he and his mother were eager to return home. The extent of the injuries to both his legs, which were in casts, meant that he needed transport which would allow him to lie down for the duration of the trip. He won't be able to sit for almost six weeks.
uMngeni ward six councillor, Kate Janse van Rensburg, who had been assisting the boy and his mother, Cleodene de Lange, posted a message on Facebook requesting assistance to get them back home.
Her post garnered support from the community and reached as far as Ballito, attracting the attention of IPSS Medical Rescue Services, who offered to provide an ambulance to transport Ndalo-Entle and his mother back home on Saturday.
Janse van Rensburg said it was incredible to see how the community joined together to assist those in need.
"We thank everyone who came together, the community locally and even those living abroad, to assist where they could," she added. "We have been extremely blessed by IPSS Medical Rescue, who reached out.
"Thank you again on behalf of the family for getting in touch and being so willing. It was so heartwarming to see the love."
IPSS Medical Services said that, after coming across the post on social media, they decided to step in and help Ndalo-Entle and his mother so they didn't have to travel home on a bus.
"A big thank you to the DA councillors and members of the public who have stepped up to assist this young boy and have shown immense love and support for this family," IPSS Medical Services said in a Facebook post.