According to Leon Fourie, spokesperson for Life Response ambulance service the accident occurred on the east-bound carriage way of the N3 just under Spine Road bridge.
“On arrival we found 3 trucks and 7 cars were involved in a serious accident,” said Fourie.
A total of 10 patients were injured in the accident, he confirmed.
“Five of the patients needed advanced life support interventions and one patient was placed on a manual ventilator,” said Fourie.
All the patients were transported to various hospitals. The salvage operation lasted an additional three hours and traffic was severely affected.
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