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Two dead after collision on William Nicol Drive

FOURWAYS - Two people have been killed and three others injured after two vehicles collided on William Nicol Drive by the N1 intersection. 

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ER24 paramedics from Johannesburg North arrived on scene on 2 March and found the two wrecked vehicles lying in the middle of the intersection.

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“On assessment, paramedics found that two male passengers in the back of the light motor vehicle had already succumbed to their fatal injuries,” ER24 said in a press statement.

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Three other male patients in the light motor vehicle were found to have sustained critical injuries. Two of the injuried were found trapped in the front of the vehicle.

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ER24 said rescue services had to use the jaws-of-life equipment to free the two trapped patients. “Once freed, paramedics treated the patients and thereafter transported them to various hospitals for further treatment.”IMG-20150302-WA0004

The cause of the collision is not yet known but local authorities were on scene for further investigations.

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