Head-on collision in Vaal leaves three dead, six injured
Three people were killed, including a two-year-old boy, and six others injured this morning following a head-on collision between two light motor vehicles
Three people were killed, including a two-year-old boy, and six others injured this morning (9 December 2017) following a head-on collision between two light motor vehicles on the R558 above the N1 Highway near Sebokeng.
Accoding to Russel Meiring, spokesperson for ER24, paramedics from various services arrived on the scene to find the two mangled vehicles on the left-hand side of the road. Both vehicles had sustained a considerable amount of damage in the collision.
Upon closer inspection, paramedics discovered the bodies of a woman and two-year-old boy lying trapped in the one light motor vehicle while the body of a man was found lying trapped inside the second vehicle. Unfortunately, all three patients had already succumbed to their multiple injuries. Nothing could be done for them and they were declared dead.
Five other patients, including a twelve-year-old child, were also found on the scene. Further assessments showed that their injuries ranged from minor to critical.
Paramedics treated the patients and provided the critically injured with advanced life support interventions. Once treated, the critically injured child was airlifted by the ER24 Oneplan Helicopter to a nearby hospital for urgent treatment. The remaining patients were transported by ambulance to nearby hospitals for further treatment.
It is understood that another child was transported privately to a nearby hospital, prior to the
arrival of emergency services. Rescue services had to use the jaws-of-life equipment to later free the deceased from the vehicles.
The cause of the collision is not yet known but local authorities were on the scene for further investigations.
Ster & Vaalweekblad’s sincere condolences to the families of the deceased and wishes for speedy recovery to the injured.
