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Ten killed in Golden Highway head-on collision

GAUTENG. - A head-on collision between a taxi and a light motor vehicle on the R553 Golden Highway in Eldorado Park has claimed the lives of 10 people, including three children.

ER24 spokesperson Russel Meiring says, ” Paramedics along with several other services arrived on the scene to find the taxi and light motor vehicle in the middle of the road. Both vehicles had sustained a significant amount of damage.

“Medics assessed the patients and found that ten people, including three children under 10, had sustained numerous, fatal injuries. Nothing could be done for them and they were declared dead.”

Meiring said that several other patients were found with injuries ranging from minor to critical.

“Patients were treated and thereafter transported to nearby hospitals for urgent care. The details surrounding this incident are not yet known but local authorities were on the scene for further investigations.”

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Lebohang Chaha

Lebo Chaha is a journalist for Sedibeng Ster and Ster North. She is mostly passionate about stories that bring positive change in her community. Email: lebo@mooivaal.co.za

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