Atleast one man died in an accident

Nontando Mafanya

18 September 2016

A man was killed this evening after his car crashed into a barrier and bakkie on the Ascott-on-Vaal Road in the Vanderbijlpark area.

ER24 spokesperson Russel Meiring says ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene and found both vehicles in the middle of the road.

The light motor vehicle had sustained a large amount of damage, with debris spread some distance across the scene.

On assessment, paramedics found the body of a man lying partially beneath the bakkie showing no signs of life.

The man was carefully extricate from beneath the vehicle and assessed by paramedics.

 Unfortunately, the man had already succumbed to his multiple fatal injuries.

Nothing more could be done for the man and he was declared dead on scene.

the occupants of the bakkie were assessed and found to have escaped injury.

It is believed that the driver lost control of the light motor vehicle, causing it to crash into the bridge barriers, eject the driver, and finally crash into the bakkie.

The details surrounding this incident are subject to the investigation of local authorities.