Head-on collision leaves child dead and eight injured in east
"One of the vehicles caught fire, but was extinguished before emergency services arrived on the scene."
A child was killed and eight people were injured when a light motor vehicle collided with another vehicle on the N4 in Equestria on On May 29.
According to Tshwane emergency services spokesperson Charles Mabaso, the department received a call at approximately 20:04.
ER24 arrived on the scene at 20:09 to find the light motor vehicle in the centre median while the bakkie was by the side of the road.
“A vehicle travelling east on the N4 into the direction of Equestria apparently lost control, went over the median and collided head-on with a light motor vehicle travelling west.
“One of the vehicles caught fire, but was extinguished before emergency services arrived on the scene.
A child was declared dead on the scene by paramedics.
A man sustained critical injuries, five people suffered serious to moderate injuries and another three minor to moderate injuries.
The patients were transported to Mamelodi hospital by Gauteng emergency services and a private ambulance service that was also on the scene.
Circumstances surrounding the cause of the accident are being investigated.
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