Trucks collide: One killed on New Year’s Eve
One killed, two injured as trucks collide in Carletonville on New Year's Eve.
One man has died and two others were injured following a head-on collision between two large trucks on the East Driefontain Road in Carletonville on Monday, 31 December.
“ER24 paramedics arrived at 3.28am to find one man with moderate injuries wondering the area and another still in one of the trucks who had sustained fatal injuries,” said Ross Campbell, ER24 spokesperson.
Unfortunately, nothing could be done for him and he was declared dead on arrival by another service.
“A third man with minor injuries, who had gone to call for help, returned to the scene of the accident. Both the injured men were then treated and transported to a private hospital in the area.”
Police as well as Fire and Rescue services were on the scene for further investigations.
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