Four people were left injured Tuesday morning, December 26 following a head-on collision on the R71 between Letsitele and Gravelotte.
ER24 paramedics, along with other services, arrived on the scene to find both light motor vehicles on the side of the road.
“The occupants had already climbed out of the vehicle and were found seated on the side of the road,” ER24 said in a statement.
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Paramedics assessed the patients and found that one patient, a woman, was found to be in a critical condition.
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Three other patients, a woman and two men, were found to have sustained minor to moderate injuries.
The patients were treated for their injuries, and the critically injured woman provided with advanced life support interventions, before they were transported to hospitals in Tzaneen for further treatment.
The local authorities were on the scene for further investigations.