Two people died in an
accident on the N1 just outside Bloemfontein
late last night.
This is after a motor
vehicle and heavy goods vehicle collided head-on. The driver of the heavy goods
vehicle was not injured.
Netcare 911 Spokesperson
Santi Steinmann said upon their arrival on scene they found that a Hyundai
motor vehicle and heavy goods vehicle had collided head-on.
The car then burst into
flames and both occupants were entrapped in the burning vehicle. Tragically
both occupants lost their lives.
The driver of the heavy
goods vehicle was fortunately not injured during the accident.
Exact detail to the cause of
the accident and preceding events are unclear and will remain the subject of a
police investigation.
Meanwhile in another
accident along the Wartburg Road
in Pietermaritzburg this morning nine people were left injured after two taxi’s
collided head-on.
The exact details of the
cause of the accident will remain the subject of a police investigation.
Netcare 911 Spokesperson
Chris Botha said the patients were at the side of the road two of them had
sustained serious injuries while seven escaped with relatively minor injuries.
“They were all treated on
scene and taken to a nearby hospital for further medical care Botha added.
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