TWO male occupants were instantly killed and four others critically injured after two trucks were involved in a horrific crash on R550 road near Kliprivier in Ekurhuleni on August 25.
Disaster & Emergency Management Services (DEMS) rescue teams from Palm Ridge and Zonkizizwe fire stations, both responded simultaneously for intervention at around 9pm.
On arrival, two male occupants, a driver and a passenger, both from one truck, were declared dead on scene by paramedics.
Four others sustained critical injuries and subsequently, two of the injured were airlifted to Sunshine and Linmed hospitals respectively.
The other two patients were road transported by ambulances to Thelle Mogoerane hospital for further medical care.
One of the deceased was still trapped inside the wreckage and rescuers had to use Jaws of Life to recover the body for removal by forensic pathologists.
The road had to be closed for the duration of the operation. The cause of the crash is undetermined and is still under investigations by the local law enforcement unit.
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