There was tragedy on the N3 earlier this evening.

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Two people lost their lives and 18 others were injured after two vehicles crashed between Lions River and Tweedie shortly after 5pm.

“Paramedics arrived on the scene where they found two Mercedes Sprinters, which collided with each other. Several people were found near the wreckages. It is understood that some of them were ejected when one of the vehicles overturned in the collision. Two people were found with fatal injuries underneath one of the wreckages. There was sadly nothing that paramedics could do for them and they were declared dead on the scene,” explained ER24 spokesperson Werner Vermaak.

The injured people were treated on scene and thereafter transported to hospital for further medical treatment.

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