An accident in Paarl claims three lives

Oscar Thomas
25 April 2014

An accident this morning in Paarl claimed the lives of three people.  It is believed that two cars collided into each other causing the accident.

ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene to find the two badly damaged vehicles stationed several meters apart. The exact details of the cause of the accident will remain the subject of a police investigation.

ER24 Spokesperson Luyanda Majija said the driver of the first vehicle a 34 year old female was trapped in her vehicle. After she was rapidly extricated from her vehicle advanced life support interventions were performed on her. Then after 90 minutes resuscitation the women succumbed to her severe injuries.

“The two occupants of the second vehicle were found already deceased. The driver was found ejected from his vehicle while the passenger was still in his seat” Majija added.