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By Citizen Reporter

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Rapulana Seiphemo fighting for his life

The actor will undergo surgery this afternoon at Milpark Hospital in Johannesburg.


Generations: The Legacy actor Rapulana Seiphemo is fighting for his life in hospital after he was involved in a car accident. The tragic accident reportedly happened late last night on the N14 near Diepsloot, north of Johannesburg. ER24 reports that the accident left two people dead and four others with severe injuries.

“On assessment, paramedics found that two men, one from each vehicle, had sustained fatal injuries in the collision. Unfortunately nothing more could be done for the patients and they were declared dead on scene.

“Four other patients were found on scene, two of them critically injured.

“Paramedics treated the patients and provided them with advanced life support interventions.

“Once treated, both critically injured patients were airlifted by a private medical helicopter to nearby hospitals for urgent treatment.

“The two remaining patients were transported by ambulance to nearby hospitals for further treatment.

“Local authorities were on scene for further investigations,” ER24 said in a statement.

According to SABC News, the actor, who plays Tau Mogale on Generations, will undergo surgery this afternoon at Milpark Hospital in Johannesburg.

In a statement, Generations: The Legacy PR manager Gaaratwe Mokhethi said: “Rapulana Seiphemo, the actor who plays Tau Mogale, has unfortunately been in an accident. He is however recovering in a Johannesburg based hospital.”

“We would like to request that we all afford the family space to deal with the trauma, Rapulana is a fighter, he’ll definitely pull through.”

 

 

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