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Elandsfontein crash leaves 7 dead and 5 injured
Medics treated the injured at the scene before they transported them to various hospitals
Seven people were killed when two vehicles collided head-on in Elandsfontein at 7.15am on New Year ’s Day.
Chris Botha of Netcare 911 said paramedics responded to the collision along Nettleton Road in Elandsfontein. A taxi and a car collided head-on before bursting into flames.
“Paramedics and the fire department arrived at the scene and found that both vehicles were engulfed in flames with the occupants still trapped in the wreckages. After the firefighters extinguished the flames, it was found that seven people had died in the blaze. Five others escaped with injuries ranging from serious to minor,” Botha said.
Medics treated the injured at the scene before they transported them to various hospitals.
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