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Teen killed in Bedfordview collision

A teenager was killed and six other people injured in an accident involving six cars and two trucks on Saturday.

Ekurhuleni Emergency Services (EMS) spokesman William Ntladi said the accident occurred on the N3 North/N12 split at Gillooly’s Interchange.

“Six vehicles and two trucks, fully loaded with fertilisers and diesel respectively, were involved in the collision,” said Ntladi.

He said two people were trapped inside one of the vehicles. “Specialised rescue tools were used to free the patients from the wreckage. The teenager was declared dead on scene,” he said.

Six people were transported by ambulance to various hospitals around Ekurhuleni.

“Two were in critical conditions, two were in serious but stable conditions and the other two suffered minor injuries,” Ntladi said.

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Editor-in-Chief of Caxton Joburg Metro with 26 years' experience in the community newspaper industry. I serve as Gauteng Director and deputy executive director of the Forum of Community Journalists and I am a press representative of the Press Council SA.

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