One killed and one critical this morning

ER24 reported that one man has been killed and another critically injured after a head-on collision on the R54 in the Vanderbijlpark area on 23 September.

ER24 paramedics arrived on scene and found two bakkies lying in the middle of the road while a large truck had parked a few metres away on the side of the road.

On assessment, paramedics found that two men had been critically injured in the collision and lay trapped in each of their vehicles.

Paramedics and fire services immediately began working on freeing both patients from the vehicles, using the jaws-of-life.

Once freed, paramedics began their treatment of the patients, providing them with advanced life support interventions.

Unfortunately, shortly after being freed from his bakkie, one of the patients succumbed to his multiple injuries. Nothing more could be done for the patient and he was declared dead on scene.

The second patient was airlifted by the ER24 helicopter to a private hospital for urgent treatment.

The driver of the truck fortunately escaped without any injuries.

It is understood that the truck collided with both bakkies after they collided head-on.

Local authorities were on scene for further investigations.