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Kristen Govender was enjoying a day out with her aunt, uncle and brother at Action Karting in Umhlanga when her hair became tangled in the axle of a go-kart. | kirthana_pillay

A Durban teen was involved in a go-karting incident at Gateway Theatre of Shopping.

She sustained a partially torn scalp, a torn aorta, an aneurysm and spinal injuries. Govender is in the intensive care unit at a Durban hospital and has required several stitches. According to Vernon, Action Karting and mall representatives called him twice to offer their sympathy but never offered any form of accountability.

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