According to ER24’s spokesperson Ineke van Huyssteen, ER24 paramedics found two patients at the scene when they arrived shortly after 20:30. One patient was found lying next to the bakkie. He was found to have sustained moderate injuries. The second patient was lying a couple of meters from the bakkie, and was found to have sustained serious injuries. ER24 as well as GPG treated the patients at the scene before transporting them to hospital.

Once at the hospital, the seriously injured patient was airlifted by medical helicopter to Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital for further medical care. The exact circumstances surrounding the incident were not known to ER24’s paramedics.