UPDATE: Accident leaves one dead, 16 injured in Mooketsi
One woman was killed and sixteen injured following a collision between a bus and truck on the R81 in the Mooketsi area this morning 8 March.
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One woman was killed and sixteen injured following a collision between a bus and truck on the R81 in the Mooketsi area this morning 8 March.
Read: MOOKETSI: R81 closed after heavy vehicle accident
ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene at 10:30 to find numerous services already in attendance.
A large truck was found lying on its side in the one lane. Hundreds of alcohol bottles that had been on the back of the truck was spread across the scene. The second vehicle, a bus was found a short distance away, also lying on its side.
“On closer inspection, paramedics discovered the body of a woman lying outside the bus. Unfortunately, the woman had already succumbed to her injuries. Nothing could be done for her and she was declared dead,” Russel Meiring from ER24 said.
Sixteen other patients were attended to on the scene. Assessment showed that that the injuries sustained ranged from minor to moderate, according to Meiring.
The patients were treated for their injuries and were transported to Kgapane Provincial Hospital for urgent treatment.
According to Matome Moremi, spokeperson for Limpopo Roads and Transport, the possible cause of the accident can be attributed to break failure.
