Friday, August 30, 2013

An accident has claimed the lives of two people in Pretoria

Lusanda Bill
30 August 2013

Two people have died this is after the vehicle they were traveling in hit a tree along Gordon Road in Pretoria. 

Netcare 911 Spokesperson Chris Botha said when paramedics arrived there they found that a female had tragically died on impact due to the seriousness of the injuries she sustained.

Botha added that the man had sustained life threatening injuries and he was placed on a ventilator, and then transported to a Netcare hospital for further treatment.  Tragically he died soon after arriving at the hospital due to the very severe injuries he sustained.    

The exact details of the cause of the accident will remain the subject of a police investigation. 

Meanwhile two people are fighting for their lives this is after a shooting incident took place in the early hours of this morning in Richmond. 

A 27-year-old female and a man sustained gunshot wounds. 

Netcare 911 Spokesperson Chris Botha said when they arrived on scene both were placed on a ventilator and transported to a Netcare hospital, for the specialised care they required.

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