Two people were killed in an accident in the Kosmosdal area on Saturday morning.

According to Emer-G-Med spokesperson Kyle van Reenen, the accident occurred at around 06:00 on Saturday morning.

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“Reports from the scene suggest the driver lost control of the vehicle at high speed before overturning and flipping several times, crashing into a power box and ploughing through the fence of a property.”

Van Reenen said that when paramedics arrived on the scene, they were met with mayhem as the twisted frame of a light motor vehicle balanced on its nose against a steel fence.

“Two occupants of the vehicle were found entrapped with fatal injuries and were declared dead on arrival.”

The cause of the accident will form part of a police investigation.

Here is some tips on what to do when you have been in an accident:

If you are involved in an accident that causes injury to or the death of anyone, or which causes damage to property or any animal, you are required by law to stop your vehicle.

According to an accident specialist it is a crime not to stop after an accident, and you could be fined up to R36,000, orsent to prison for up to nine years, or both.

You don’t have to stop or report an accident if you crash into a tree and only damage your own car and you yourself are the only one that gets hurt. But, if you damage someone else’s property you must stop and then report the incident at the nearest police station.

When you stop, you should switch on your hazard lights to warn other traffic of the accident.

After you have stopped, you need to find out if anyone is hurt and help them as much as you can. You also need to call emergency services. The national 24-hour emergency number is 084124 or you can phone the SAPS on 10111.

If you don’t know anything about first aid, be careful not to do anything that might make the injury worse.

Unless you yourself need to go for help, you must stay at the scene until a police officer says you can leave. You can be criminally charged for failing to help anyone who is hurt in the accident.
Find out what the extent of the damage is You will need to find out how much damage has been caused to property.

You need to give your name and address and vehicle registration number to anyone who might need them.

If you are involved in the accident, you should try to get the following information from all parties involved and witnesses:

• full names
• ID numbers
• addresses
• telephone details
• vehicle registration numbers.

You should also get:

• descriptions of the vehicles
• details of police and traffic officers and ambulance personnel
• details of tow truck personnel.

This information will help you if you want to make a claim against your insurance or against the Road Accident Fund, or if you want to claim the costs of repairs from the other party. At a later stage, you or your lawyers may need a copy of the accident report that is filled out by the police.

The police don’t have to be called to the scene if no one has been hurt, but the accident must be reported – by both drivers – at a police station or traffic office within 24 hours.

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