Four badly stung after bee attack in Rooihuiskraal
The bees had taken refuge in a nearby electrical box.
Four people were hospitalised after a swarm of bees attacked them outside a complex on Opperman Road in Rooihuiskraal on Tuesday afternoon.
ER24 spokesperson Russel Meiring said paramedics arrived at the scene around 15:43, where they parked at a safe distance away from the bees that had taken refuge in an electrical box.
“ER24 found that two critically injured patients had already been transported to a nearby hospital,” he said.
“Two other patients, a man and a woman, sustained numerous stings and were in a severe condition.”
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Meiring said the patients were treated for their injuries and later taken to a nearby hospital for further care.
The relevant authorities were on the scene for further investigations.
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