Serious road accident at Lake Victoria | DRF Luftrettung

A tragic accident in the East African country of Uganda results in a young man needing to be repatriated to Germany. The crew of DRF Luftrettung’s Learjet sets off on the 6,000 km journey. Two stops and eight and a half hours later, the two pilots and the medical crew land near the shore of Lake Victoria.

The 26-year-old, who was working for an aid organisation in Africa, was seriously injured on a private trip when his vehicle collided with a motorcycle. Two people died, including a friend of the patient. The patient sustained fractures and bruising as well as several soft tissue injuries on his torso and limbs, but was able to free himself from the vehicle. The emergency responders that arrived at the scene then flew him to the International Hospital Kampala, where he had surgery to stabilise his arm fractures.