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One killed, eight injured when three vehicles collide

One person was killed and eight others were injured following a three-vehicle collision in Westonaria this morning.

When ER24 paramedics arrived at the scene shortly after 06H00, they found patients walking around at the scene. Upon further assessment, paramedics found a man underneath one of the vehicles. He had sustained fatal injuries and paramedics declared him dead at the scene. The other patients all sustained minor injuries.

It is understood that a primary collision happened before the secondary collision ensued.

ER24 transported the injured to hospital for further medical care.

The exact circumstances surrounding the incident were not known to our paramedics, but police were on the scene for further investigations.

Liezl Scheepers

Liezl Scheepers is editor of the Parys Gazette, a local community newspaper distributed in the towns of Parys, Vredefort and Viljoenskroon. As an experienced community journalist in all fields for the past 30 years, she has a passion for her community, and has been actively involved in several community outreach projects as part of Parys Gazette's team.

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