One dead in horror crash on Colenso road
The accident claimed the life of one person and left 7 others injured
A motor vehicle accident on the Colenso road (R103) near Colenso Heights on Sunday afternoon claimed the life of one person and left 7 others injured.
It is alleged that the driver of a single-cab Mazda BT-50 bakkie lost control of the vehicle while travelling towards Ladysmith and veered off the road, hurtling down a steep embankment.
Passengers were seated in the front and at the back of the bakkie.
The canopy was completely ripped off in the crash.
Sharaj, EMRS, ER24, police and even breakdown drivers worked together to get the injured up the steep embankment on trauma boards.
Heavy rain fell as paramedics worked to stabilise the patients at the scene.
One lane had to be closed as a breakdown service carried out a ‘recovery’ of the bakkie that was in the bush down the embankment.
