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A man is fighting for his life after being seriously injured in an accident.<\/p>

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A 40 year old motorist was thrown from the car he was driving after it crashed on Valley Road late Friday afternoon.<\/p>\n

He suffered puncture wounds to left side of chest, lacerations to his forehead and was unresponsive when he was rushed to hospital.<\/p>

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The Emergency Medical Services received the call at 5:39pm and reached the scene at 5:51pm; they provided crucial assistance to him on the scene before transporting him to hospital.<\/p>

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Earlier report indicated the man passed away but Police PRO Frankie Thomas says although the man’s condition is serious he continues to fight for his life.<\/p>\n

Police are continuing their investigations into the circumstances which led to the crash.<\/p>

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