A man was killed three people were injured in an accident on the R21 towards Johannesburg on Friday evening at 9pm.
Netcare 911 paramedics found that a light utility vehicle and motor vehicle were involved in a collision, Santi Steinmann, spokesman for Netcare 911 said.
The car came to a standstill against the barrier, while the light utility vehicle overturned and came to a standstill on the other side of the barrier.
The male driver of the light utility vehicle was found to be in a critical condition. His condition deteriorated at the scene due to the extensive injuries sustained during the rollover crash. Sadly he died and was declared dead at the scene.
A woman was entrapped in the motor vehicle and the fire department had to make use of the Jaws of Life to extricate her from the vehicle. Two men were found to have sustained moderate and serious injuries respectively. Once the woman was freed from the vehicle, she was treated at the scene and transported to hospital for further medical care in a serious condition.
Traffic was severely affected as a result of the crash and some of the lanes remains closed while recovery of the vehicles took place.
