Four killed in Malibongwe truck collision
COSMO CITY – ER24 paramedics arrived to find several people scattered around the scene.
Four people were killed and about 15 others were injured following a collision between two trucks on Malibongwe Drive in Cosmo City this morning (18 October).
ER24 paramedics, along with several other services, arrived on the scene shortly after 8am.
“Two trucks were found in the middle of the road, one partially beneath the other. Several people that had been on the back of one of the trucks were found scattered around the scene,” said communications officer, Russel Meiring.
He added that local authorities closed off the road while paramedics began to triage the patients. Upon assessment, paramedics found that three people had sustained numerous fatal injuries.
“Unfortunately, nothing could be done for them and they were declared dead,” he said.
About 15 other patients were assessed and at least four were found to be in a critical condition while the remaining patients had sustained minor to moderate injuries.
The patients were treated for their injuries and the critically injured provided with advanced life support interventions.
“Three of the critically injured were airlifted to nearby hospitals, one by the ER24 Oneplan Helicopter and the remaining patients were transported by ambulance.”
The details surrounding this incident are not yet known but local authorities were on the scene for further investigations.
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