TRAGIC – Truck ferrying people collided with another – 4 dead
He said several people that had been on the back of one of the trucks were found scattered around the scene.
Four people have lost their lives and approximately 15 others were injured in a collision between two trucks on Malibongwe Drive in Cosmo City this morning.
“ER24 paramedics, along with several other services, arrived on the scene shortly after 8am. Two trucks were found in the middle of the road, one partially beneath the other,” said ER24’s media liaison Russel Meiring, describing the incident.
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He said several people that had been on the back of one of the trucks were found scattered around the scene.
“Local authorities began to close off the road while paramedics began to triage the patients. Upon assessment, paramedics found that four people had sustained numerous fatal injuries. Unfortunately, nothing could be done for them and they were declared dead.”
“Approximately 15 other patients were assessed. Four were found to be in a critical condition while the remaining patients had sustained minor to moderate injuries,” Meiring said.
He added that the patients were treated for their injuries, and the critically injured were provided with advanced life support interventions. “Three of the critically injured were airlifted to nearby hospitals, one by the ER24 Oneplan Helicopter. The remaining patients were transported by ambulance,” he further explained.
“The details surrounding this incident are not yet known but local authorities were on the scene for further investigations,” Meiring concluded.
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