An accident late last night between a truck
and a taxi on the N4 near Komatipoort in Mpumalanga
It is believed that the occupants of the
taxi had apparently been pushing the broken down taxi up the hill before the
truck collided with the taxi trailer.
ER24 Spokesperson Russel Meiring said they
arrived on scene and they found that the truck and taxi stationed on the side
of the road. The occupants of the taxi lay around the taxi and its trailer.
“On assessment, paramedics found that four
men had been dismembered and succumbed to their fatal injuries.
Three other patients lay next to the taxi,
their injuries ranging from minor to moderate.” Meiring added.
Paramedics provided the patients with
advanced life support before transporting them to Tonga Hospital
He added that witnesses said that the
occupants of the taxi had apparently been pushing the broken down taxi up the
hill before the truck collided with the taxi trailer.
Meanwhile in another accident this morning
on the N12 in Benoni, Johannesburg
ER24 Spokesperson Russel Meiring said When
ER24 paramedics arrived on scene; they found the man lying in the middle isle
of the road.
“Unfortunately the man had already succumbed
to his fatal injuries. The driver of the vehicle was not found on scene.”
Meiring added.
The
exact details of the cause of the accident will remain the subject of a police
investigation.
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