Three people including a child killed on the N2, KZN South Coast
Paramedics and fire and rescue services had to work for more than an hour to rescue a person trapped in the truck.
Three people including a child were killed in an accident on the N2 in the Umzumbi area, KwaZulu-Natal South Coast on Saturday night.
The car they were travelling was involved in a collision with truck and a result, the truck went off the road and crashed down an embankment.
KwaZulu Private Ambulance Services spokesperson Chantell Botha says paramedics found the child with critical injuries.
“The patient was treated on scene, but sadly succumbed to their injuries, despite the efforts of Advanced Life Support Paramedics,” says Botha.
She adds that a second critically injured person was found trapped inside the truck. Botha says paramedics together with Ray Nkonyeni Fire and Rescue services worked for over an hour to free the person from the truck.
Two other people died at the scene before paramedics arrived.
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