Witklip Street collision leaves driver seriously injured
Traffic came to a standstill and had to be diverted after three vehicles, including two bakkies and a taxi were involved in a collision on Witklip Street.
The scene of a collision on Witklip Street in Ladanna on Monday morning (March 11).
POLOKWANE – The driver of one of the bakkies involved in a collision on Witklip Street in Ladanna this morning was rushed to hospital after reportedly sustaining serious head injuries.
Traffic came to a standstill and had to be diverted after three vehicles, including two bakkies and a taxi were involved in a collision on Witklip Street between Asbes and Vermikuliet Streets.
All passengers of the taxi as well as the driver were taken to the Seshego Hospital for treatment and observation.
One of the two vans involved in a collision on Witklip Street this morning (March 11).
Traffic officials on the scene said preliminary investigations fault one bakkie driver who did not yield before entering Witklip Street as well as the taxi, who used an opportunity to pass across the street onto a sub-road.
Damage to a taxi involved in a collision on Witklip Street this morning (March 11).
The Polokwane Municipality advised motorists to drive at a safe following distance to avoid bumper-to-bumper crashes.
The road is now open to motorists following a clean-up operation by emergency services and traffic officials.
Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon." – Tom Stoppard
