Emergency services say a 30-year-old Cape Town man suffered critical injuries, after falling onto a fence-spike, while trimming a palm tree. The accident happened on the Intaka Island reserve yesterday afternoon. The spike reportedly pierced his chest and had broken off. The spike was removed and the man has been admitted to hospital.

Emergency services say a 30-year-old Cape Town man suffered critical injuries, after falling onto a fence-spike, while trimming a palm tree. The accident happened on the Intaka Island reserve yesterday afternoon. The spike reportedly pierced his chest and had broken off. The spike was removed and the man has been admitted to hospital.