WATCH: Multiple-vehicle crash on Fields Hill
Motorists have been advised to avoid the area and use alternative routes.
MOTORISTS are advised to avoid the notorious Fields Hill following a serious accident involving three vehicles this morning (September 17).
ALS Paramedics spokesperson Garrith Jamieson said they were called out just before 09:00 to a scene on the M13 coming down Fields Hill before Richmond Road.
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“The vehicles are badly damaged; one vehicle overturned and was found lying on its roof. Multiple patients are being treated on the scene and will be transported to hospitals.
Jamieson urged motorists to avoid the area at all costs.
Yesterday, paramedics advised motorists to drive with caution on the wet roads after responding to multiple accidents.
Also read: Be safe on the wet roads, plead paramedics
Jamieson advised drivers to exercise caution and reduce speed, allow extra travel time and leave a little earlier, ensuring their vehicle is roadworthy – check your windscreen wipers and tyres.
“When it’s rainy and misty, use your headlights so you are visible,” he said.
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