Three children die in a head-on collision near Kriel
A woman and man from the car had sustained serious to moderate injuries, while a woman who was a passenger in the taxi had sustained moderate injuries.
Three children were killed and three adults injured in a head-on collision on the R580 outside Kriel on Sunday night, January 30.
ER24 ambulance services and other services were on scene at 21:10 to find a light motor vehicle on the side of the road while a taxi was in the middle of the road.
Russel Meiring, communication officer of ER 24, said medics found two girls and a boy, believed to be aged between 4 and 16, lying a short distance away from the car.
The children had already succumbed to their numerous injuries. Nothing could be done for them, and they were declared dead.
A woman and man from the car had sustained serious to moderate injuries, while a woman who was a passenger in the taxi had sustained moderate injuries.
Medics treated the patients and thereafter transported them to a nearby hospital for further care.
Local authorities were on the scene for further investigations.
