Two dead, three injured in Lanseria collision
It is believed the vehicles collided head-on.
Two people were killed while three others sustained various injuries in a head-on collision on the R512 in Lanseria earlier today
The accident occurred at about 11am on 10 March, with paramedics from ER24 and other emergency services arriving on scene to find two vehicles which had sustained severe damage.
One of the vehicles had been towing a caravan when it collided with the second vehicle. Upon assessment by paramedics, they found that two occupants, one from each vehicle, showed no signs of life.
Despite their best efforts, paramedics were unable to regain any vital signs and the occupants of the vehicles were declared dead on the scene.
According to Werner Vermaak, ER24 spokesperson, three other occupants had to be freed from the wreckage. He continued by saying that one was airlifted to hospital by a medical helicopter while the other two were rushed by ambulance to hospital. All three patients had sustained serious injuries.
The exact circumstances surrounding the collision were not known to ER24, and local authorities were on scene to conduct investigations.
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