Two dead, four injured after bakkie and a truck collided

Two people were killed and four others injured after an accident on the N1 near Brighton Road in Brackenfell, Western Cape.

The accident was a result of a collision between a bakkie and a truck.

Brackenfell collision

Around noon yesterday (Monday), ER24 arrived to find Life Healthcare and Titanum Security already at the scene of the accident.

On inspection, they found a man and a woman trapped inside the bakkie while four others were seated inside the truck.

When medics assessed the patients, they found one passenger had already succumbed to his injuries while another passenger sustained numerous injuries; her vital signs were rapidly diminishing.

Rescue services freed the woman and medics immediately initiated Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and advanced life support in an effort to revive the patient.

After some time, the woman showed no sign of life and was declared dead.

The four other patients were removed from the truck and treated for their injuries before being transported to the nearby hospital.

Local authorities were on the scene for further investigations.

Two dead in horror crash

Two people died and one sustained serious injuries after an accident on the N1 north highway in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Emer-G-Med paramedics responded to the horrific vehicle crash. The accident took place on the N1 north after Rivonia offramp in Sunninghill, Johannesburg.

Upon arrival on the scene, the paramedics found the twisted remains of a vehicle occupying the width of the roadway.

“The occupants of the vehicle had been ejected and lay strewn over the roadway.

“On closer inspection we found two people to have sustained fatal injuries and they were declared dead on arrival.”

A third person was found in a critical condition and was airlifted to a specialist facility after paramedics treated and stabilised him on the scene.

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