Two people were rescued in a three-hour operation after a vehicle went down a 200-metre embankment on Dunkeld Road in Reservoir Hills on Sunday.
According to Rescue Care, paramedics were alerted to the serious accident in Dunkeld Road Reservoir Hills on Sunday afternoon.
On arrival they had to make their way down to the wreckage which was about 200 metres down a steep bank to find a single vehicle against a tree.
Two passengers were found out of the vehicles with serious injuries. Advanced Life Support intervention was used to stabilize the two before they could be moved.
In a joint rescue effort between services a specialized rope system was put in place and a special basket was lowered to the injured two. Once they had been secured in the rescue basket the patients were pulled to safety by rescuers.
Once at the top of the embankment the patients were loaded into ambulances and transported to a nearby hospital for the further care that they required.
At this stage it is unclear what caused the single vehicle to lose control and go down the steep embankment however SAPS were on scene and will be investigating further.
One person died and three others were injured in another accident when a vehicle overturned after the driver lost control on the M13 in Pinetown on Saturday.
Three passengers were flung from the vehicle when it rolled and the driver was trapped inside the wreck, according to ER24. An investigation into the cause of the accident is underway.
