Two male occupants of a light motor vehicle were instantly killed after their vehicle experienced mechanical breakdown on the N3 north bound freeway almost half a kilometre from Barry Marais road off-ramp.
According to William Ntladi, district manager media liaison Emergency Services, while pushing the vehicle in the dark, a truck came from behind, crashed into three men pushing the vehicle.
“Two of them were instantly killed and a third person survived unharmed,” said Ntladi.
“The City of Ekurhuleni`s Disaster and Emergency Management Services rescue teams from Vosloorus, received the call at 10.23pm on Monday evening, September 17 and promptly responded to the scene.
“On arrival, two lifeless male patients were found lying next to the road and badly wrecked light motor vehicle pushed couple of meters away from the point of impact.
“On scene assessment, the two were declared deceased by local paramedics, the third escaped unharmed.”
He said it is alleged that the hatchback light motor vehicle destined to Palm Ridge from Kwa-Zulu Natal experienced mechanical breakdown almost half a kilometre before the off-ramp.
The occupants of the truck escaped with no injuries.
An inquest docket has been opened by the EMPD.
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