Wednesday, November 04, 2015

15 people injured this afternoon

Mbasa Gqokoma
04 November 2015

15 people were injured this afternoon, including six children, after a rear-end collision between a bakkie and minibus on the R103 Harrysmith Road, outside Ladysmith.
ER24 paramedics, along with other services, arrived on scene and found the bakkie parked on the side of the road while the minibus was on the side of the road.

He says “On assessment, paramedics found that 15 people had been injured in the collision, including 6 children aged between 4 and seven. Fortunately, the injuries sustained were only minor. No serious or fatal injuries were found on scene.”

Paramedics treated the patients and thereafter transported them to various hospitals for further care.”

The cause of the collision is not yet known but local authorities were on scene for further investigation….


Meanwhile, in Salt River this afternoon, a white Polo collided with an Opel Astra in Victoria road. Both drivers of the vehicles were unharmed.

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