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Minibus rolls injuring three

'Three occupants were found lying outside the vehicle.'

Three people have been left injured on Wednesday morning after a minibus rolled off the 703 Soutpan Road in Bloemfontein.

According to ER 24 spokesperson Russel Meiring “ER24 paramedics, along with other services, arrived and found the minibus lying on its side on the side of the dirt road. Three occupants were found lying outside the vehicle.

“Paramedics assessed the patients and found that one man had sustained critical injuries while another man and woman had escaped with only minor injuries.

“The critically injured patient was treated for his severe injuries and provided with advanced life support interventions, before he was airlifted by the ER24 helicopter to Pelonomi Hospital for urgent medical treatment.

“The two remaining patients were treated for their minor injuries and thereafter transported by ambulance to Pelonomi Hospital for further medical treatment. The cause of the collision is not yet known but local authorities were on scene for further investigations.”

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Clinton Botha

For more than 4 and a half years, Clinton Botha was a journalist at Roodepoort Record. His articles were regularly published in the Northside Chronicle now known as the Roodepoort Northsider. Clinton is also the editor of Randfontein Herald since July 2020. As a sports fanatic he wormed his way into various "beats - as the media would know it - and admits openly that his big love always have something to do with a scoreboard, crowds and usually a ball that hops.

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