One dead, three sustained serious injuries when a car crashed into a tree in Silverton
The accident that claimed a man’s life occurred on Pretoria road in the East.
An adult man sustained fatal injuries while three people were seriously injured when crashing into a tree in Silverton on Friday.
Emer-G-Med spokesperson Kyle van Reenen said the cause of the accident, which occurred along Pretoria road, was unknown.
Van Reenen said three people sustained serious injuries with some being entrapped in the vehicle.
“With the help of the Tshwane fire department and Gauteng provincial ambulance service, patients were extricated.
“The patients were stabilised and treated on the scene before being transported to hospital for further medical attention.
“The adult man sustained fatal injuries and was declared dead on arrival of paramedics,” he said.
The cause of the accident will form part of police investigations.
In a separate incident two adults and a toddler died in a recent collision on the N1 north near Atterbury, Menlyn.
In a video circulating on social networks, a car is seen driving against oncoming traffic on the other side of the median barriers before crashing head-on into another vehicle.
Tshwane emergency services spokesperson Charles Mabaso confirmed the incident but could not say why the VW Polo was on the wrong side of the motorway.
“Two passengers were immediately declared dead on the scene by paramedics. Two other adults and a toddler received emergency medical treatment for critical injuries.
“The toddler unfortunately later succumbed to injuries while receiving emergency medical treatment on the scene,” Mabaso said.
He said when paramedics arrived on the scene, three people were still trapped in the past the mangled vehicles.
“A further two people – a toddler and an adult – were treated for minor to moderate injuries then transported to hospital.”
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