Adventure camp ends in tragedy for local school pupils
Councillor says he is shaken by the tragedy of today's R102 accident which has claimed the lives of three local pupils.
PARAMEDICS have confirmed that four school children killed in a horrific crash, on the R102 earlier this afternoon, were from a La Lucia school. The children in their mid-teens were travelling in a mini-bus with about 12 people on their way back from an adventure camp when a truck collided head on with the mini-bus.
Four pupils were killed in a crash between their bus and a truck in Ballito, KwaZulu-Natal on Friday. A number of other school pupils were also injured in the accident.
Heinz de Boer, uMhlanga ward councillor said he was shaken by the tragedy.
“This is such a tragic accident. It’s hard to know what to say at this time. As a parent it’s difficult to imagine the pain and trauma the parents who lost loved ones in today’s crash are going through. My heart felt condolences goes out to the parents and to the school. We will continue to praying for the families in this difficult time,” de Boer said.
According to Netcare 911 spokesman, Chris Botha, firemen used the jaws of life to free the injured from the twisted metal.
“Paramedics climbed into the wreckage to stabilise the injured. After the patients were extricated and skilfully immobilised on trauma boards, medics transported them to various hospitals for the care that they required. Two of the critically wounded died at the scene despite the efforts of the paramedics, and another child was found in the wreckage who had tragically passed away, bringing the total deaths to four.
“Five people was seriously injured, two miraculously escaped with minor injuries and one child still remains in a critical condition,” he said.
