Accident on the R55 claims little boy’s life
OLIEVENHOUTBOSCH - A boy died in a motor vehicle accident along the R55 in Olievenhoutbosch, Centurion, on the evening of 23 June.
Paramedics arrived at the scene and found the four-year-old boy dead on arrival. The mother of the boy was critically injured while two other people sustained serious injuries.
Netcare 911 spokesperson Chris Botha said, “Three other people were injured, one critically. Reports from the scene indicate that two vehicles collided at the intersection of the R55 and Waterberg Road. Police are investigating the exact cause of the accident.”
After the injured were stabilised on the scene by paramedics, they airlifted the critically wounded female in the Netcare helicopter to a specialised facility, while the other patients were transported by ambulance to various other hospitals.
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