An accident left one person dead and eighteen injured

Loyiso Langeni
10 December 2013

An accident on the R103 near Vrede late on Monday left one person dead and eighteen injured. 

Netcare 911 Spokesperson Santi Steinmann said upon their arrival on scene they found that a minibus and a heavy goods vehicle had collided resulting in one person tragically losing his life and eighteen people sustaining injuries.

“The injured people were treated on scene before they were transported to hospital for further medical care.” Steinmann added.

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