ER24 paramedics have confirmed that a head
on collision in Benoni has left five people injured and one person dead.
Three of the critically injured were teens
believed to be between the ages of eight and eleven years old.
The local metro police department attended
the scene and will be conducting an investigation regarding the cause of the
accident.
ER24 Spokesperson Werner Vermaak said that
when paramedics and rescue personnel arrived on the scene they found a Sudan and a bakkie with
severe damage and debris and personal belongings were scattered across the
scene.
“Upon further investigation they found that
the driver of the Sudan was still trapped behind the steering wheel and despite
the efforts of the local fire department and the paramedics the man sadly to
died due to his injuries shortly after he was freed from the wreckage,” added
Vermaak.
He also said that in the same vehicle paramedics found a women and two children and both the women and the children sustained multiple fractures and other injuries.
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