Nearly 20 injured, four killed in N11 carnage
Two separate collisions on the N11 between Newcastle and Ladysmith killed four people and left nearly 20 others injured.
On December 22, two separate collisions on the N11 between Newcastle and Ladysmith killed four people and left nearly 20 others injured.
Emergency services in Newcastle responded to a serious collision near Waterside Wimpy. There were mass injuries including entrapments when a bakkie and a taxi collided. Emergency response teams were on scene to assist the injured.
The taxi driver and a seven- months-pregnant women were trapped in the taxi for almost an hour and approximately 13 other people were injured.
“The pregnant mother was lucky to escape without serious injury,” said Debbie Caine from Mercy Care. “Both baby and mother are doing just fine.”
Almost simultaneously, another collision occurred approximately 10 kilometers outside Ladysmith.
Sadly, four men were killed when two bakkies collided.
Three other patients, one of them critically injured, were also treated on scene.
“The patients have been rushed to hospital in Ladysmith for continued care,” said Robert Mckenzie, Media Liaison Officer for Emergency Medical Services KwaZulu-Natal.
The exact cause of these incidents remains unclear.
