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Two trucks collide: One person critical

Man critically injured in a collision between two trucks on a small road alongside the R501 in Carletonville yesterday.

A 30-year-old man was critically injured in a rear-end collision yesterday.

Russel Meiring, the ER24 spokesperson, said that two trucks were involved in the collision on a small road alongside the R501 in Carletonville.

“ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene at 1:55pm to find another medical service already assessing the patient. On further assessment, paramedics found that the man had sustained numerous injuries and was in a critical condition,” he said.

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The man was treated for his injuries and was then airlifted by the ER24 Oneplan Helicopter to a private hospital in Johannesburg for urgent treatment.

“It is understood that the man had been working on the back of the one truck when it was rear-ended by another,” he added.

Meiring said that local authorities were on the 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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