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LETSITELE: Accident claims life of a child

A child passed away and at least four adults were injured when a truck and tractor collided on the R529 near Letsitele late Monday afternoon, according to ER24.

The truck was found alight when Paramedics arrived on the scene.

“Sadly, there was nothing that could be done for a young child that was found near the truck,” said ER24.

The child sustained fatal burn injuries.

A woman as well as both male drivers and at least one other man were assessed and found to have sustained minor to moderate injuries.

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ER24 treated and transported the patients to local hospitals for further medical care.

Fire and Rescue units extinguished the fire.

The cause of the incident is unknown.

Investigations continue.

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Bertus de Bruyn

Bertus de Bruyn is based in Mbombela, Mpumalanga. De Bruyn has been employed by Caxton since 2009. After a short sabbatical of two years, De Bruyn is back at the place he called home, Caxton, at Lowveld Media. He is currently the digital content manager, but has 14 years of journalism skills, news editor, and acting editor duties behind his name.

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