Six die in Riversdal crash

Melon Radebe

12 September 2015

Six men were left dead after a head-on collision on the N2 in Riversdal on Saturday.

“When ER24 paramedics arrived on scene, they found a bakkie and light motor vehicle lying in the middle of the road. Both vehicles had sustained a serious amount of damage in the collision.”

“Unfortunately, five of the patients had already succumbed to their multiple, [and] fatal injuries. Nothing more could be done for the patients and they were declared dead.” Meiring added.

Two others were also found on the scene. They had been critically injured.

Paramedics provided treatment for both, however, one died on the way to hospital.

The cause of the collision is not yet known but local authorities will conduct investigations.