Three people sustained fatal injuries in this vehicle and were declared dead. Photo: ER24.
Three people were killed and another person sustained critical injuries in a head-on collision on theR512 in Renosterspruit near Lanseria.
Shortly before 4pm yesterday afternoon (27 September) paramedics fromER24 and other local emergency services arrived on the accident scene where they found the occupants of one of the vehicles trapped inside.
ER24 spokesperson Werner Vermaak said their Rescue Personnel along with the Lanseria Fire Department had to use the Jaws of Life to free a critically injured patient. Three people from the vehicle sustained fatal injuries and were declared dead.
A tactical technician was found with moderate injuries in this vehicle. Photo: ER24.
“The critically injured patient as well as another person with moderate injuries were extricated from the vehicle.
“In the second vehicle a tactical technician from Drift Reaction was found with moderate injuries. He was treated on scene and transported along with the other patient to a nearby hospital. It is understood that at the time of the collision there were five occupants in the one vehicle, while the technician was alone in his vehicle .”
The exact cause of the collision is not yet known. Local authorities attended the scene and will conduct an investigation.
