Head-on collision on N14 between Carletonville and Randfontein leaves six injured

Yesterday afternoon, six people were injured, including two children, when a bakkie and a light motor vehicle collided head-on on the N14 between Randfontein and Carletonville.

According to Russel Meiring of ER24, paramedics from this and other services arrived at 17:37 to find a bakkie in the left-hand lane while a light motor vehicle was found on the side of the road. Four adults and two children, an 8-year-old boy and a 14-year-old, were found lying around the bakkie and car.

Paramedics assessed the patients and found that the two children and two adults had sustained numerous injuries and were in a critical condition, while the remaining two adults had sustained minor to moderate injuries.

The paramedics treated the patients and provided the critically injured with advanced life support interventions. Once treated, the two critically wounded adults were airlifted by private medical helicopters to nearby hospitals while the remaining patients were transported by ambulances.

Local authorities were on the scene for further investigations.