Accident claims five lives

By Ofentse Mokae
25 October 2009

An accident on the Baden Powell Drive at the R102 bridge last night claimed the life of five people.

The five people were killed after two vehicles collided.

Three people in a Toyota Corolla and two in a Mazda died on the scene. The cause of the accident is still unclear.

ER24 spokesperson Tristan Wadeley says three people, in critical condition, were rushed to hospital.

Meanwhile nine people were injured in a collision on the same spot earlier yesterday.

One patient was in a critical condition, another in a serious condition and seven others were in a moderate condition on the scene.

The critical patient was trapped in a vehicle and needed to be extricated by rescue crews.

The patients were taken to Stellenbosch Medi-Clinic and Stellenbosch Provincial Hospital for further treatment.

It is alleged that two vehicles collided head-on, with a third vehicle crashing due to the initial collision.

Police were in attendance and are investigating the incident.

It is believed that the critical patient later died in hospital.