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School children injured in three-vehicle collision in Ifafa

One patient sustained critical injuries.

November 5, 2021
Vanisha Moodley Less than a minute
The accident scene in Ifafa. Photo: Craig Botha of Kwazulu Private Ambulance Service.

Emergency services responded to a three-vehicle collision on the N2 Ifafa earlier this morning.

Photo: Craig Botha of Kwazulu Private Ambulance Service.

One of the vehicles was transporting children to school of which 11 had been injured.

According to Craig Botha of Kwazulu Private Ambulance Service, once paramedics assessed the scene, it was discovered that one patient sustained critical injuries, four patients sustained serious injuries and six patients sustained minor injuries.

One of the vehicles involved in the collision. Photo: Craig Botha of Kwazulu Private Ambulance Service.

The patients were treated at the scene before being transported to hospital for further treatment. The cause of the accident is unknown at this stage.

A close up of one of the damaged vehicles. Photo: Netcare 911

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November 5, 2021
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Vanisha Moodley

Vanisha Moodley is the journalist for the Mid South Coast Herald newspaper, which circulates in the Scottburgh area. She has been with the company for close on 10 years and is a product of the Caxton Cadet programme. She had originally come to the office to work as a volunteer, but her potential was seen and the rest, as they say, is history. Vanisha covers all beats, from court to crime to community. She assists with managing the website and is adept on the social media side of things.
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