High speed crash on R21 kills one, leaves two injured
The driver is in a critical condition, with another with minor injuries.
Paramedics responded to a serious crash on the R21 southbound just after the N1 interchange shortly after 10:00 on Monday, December 5.
Emer-G-Med paramedics that arrived on the scene found a wreckage in which one died and two were injured.
“A light motor vehicle collided with the back of a truck, resulting in the roof of the car being partially sheared off,” said Emer-G-med spokesperson Kyle van Reenen.
A man, approximately 20 years old, found in the front passenger seat had suffered fatal injuries. Medics declared him dead on the scene.
The driver, a woman in her 40s, sustained critical injuries and was stabilised on the scene.
A teenage boy found in the back seat suffered only minor injuries.
The injured passenger and driver were taken to a nearby hospital for further treatment.
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