N11 collision left three dead and two injured

Simamkele Vakaza
19 January 2016

Three men were declared dead and two women sustained critical injuries in a collision between two trucks on the N1 Amajuba Pass. It is understood that the trucks, one travelling towards Newcastle and other towards Volksrust collided head on.

“On arrival ER24 paramedics, provincial paramedics and other services found that three men were ejected from one of the trucks”, said Chitra Bodasing.

“They were found on the road, they were assessed. Sadly there was nothing that could be done for them, they had succumbed to the injuries” added Bodasing.

“Two women, one of them had to be removed from the same truck and other was found on the side of the road, were assessed and found to be in a critical condition”, said Bodasing.


“They were treated and transported to local hospitals for further medical care, the driver of the truck was uninjured” explained Bodasing.

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