One dead and 18 injured when two bakkies collided

One woman was killed, and eighteen injured, including several children, when two bakkies collided last night (11 April) on the N12 between Potchefstroom and Fochville.

According to the spokesperson of ER24, Russel Meiring, ER24 paramedics, Potchefstroom Fire and other services arrived on the scene to find the one bakkie on the side of the road while the second bakkie was in the middle of the road. Several people were found scattered around on the scene.

Meiring says medics assessed the patients and found that a woman had sustained fatal injuries. Nothing could be done for her, and she was declared dead. Eighteen other patients were tended to.

One was found to be in a critical condition, while seventeen others, including several children, were found with moderate injuries. The patients were treated and the critically injured patient provided with advanced life support before being transported to nearby hospitals for further care. Local authorities were on the scene for further investigations.