Five people dead and several injured in separate accidents between Grasmere and Nelspruit

Loyiso Langeni
23 December 2014

An accident this morning left three people dead and nine others seriously injured on the N1 outside Grasmere toll plaza.

It is believed the driver of a bakkie, transporting the group, lost control of the vehicle.

Netcare 911 Spokesperson Santi Steinmann said upon their arrival on scene they found a delivery vehicle had overturned resulting in three people tragically losing their lives.

Nine people were found to have sustained injuries ranging from moderate to serious and after they were all treated on scene and they were transported to hospital for further medical care.

In a separate accident involving two motor vehicles left a baby and three adults dead and three others critical injured on the R37 near Nelspruit.

ER24 Spokesperson Pieter Rossouw said when they arrived on scene, they found extremely damaged vehicles on both sides of the road.

“The two motor vehicles collided when one vehicle allegedly overtook another vehicle.” Rossouw added.

He also said that one female required advanced life support and was later transported by ER24 paramedics to Rob Ferreira and The other patient, was also transported by ER24 to Mediclinic Nelspruit for further treatment.

Exact details to the cause of the accident will remain the subject of a police investigation.