Two vehicle collision leaves six dead and three injured in Letsitele
Rescue services had to use specialized equipment to free the trapped patients in an operation that lasted a few hours.
LIMPOPO – Six people were killed and three others injured following a collision between a bakkie and light motor vehicle on the R71 near Letsitele on Saturday afternoon, 23 February, reports ER24.
Paramedics, along with several other services, arrived on the scene shortly after 17:00 and found a light motor vehicle in the road and a bakkie on its roof. Both vehicles sustained a large amount of damage during the collision.
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“Upon closer inspection, paramedics discovered four people, two women and two men, trapped inside the bakkie. Five other patients were found inside the light motor vehicle. Paramedics assessed the patients and found that the two women and one man from the bakkie, as well as two others from the light motor vehicle had sustained numerous injuries and showed no signs of life. They were declared dead,” a statement read.
The fourth patient from the bakkie, a man, was found lying trapped inside the vehicle in a critical condition while another critically injured man was found inside the light motor vehicle.
“Rescue services had to use specialized equipment to free the trapped patients in an operation that lasted a few hours. Once freed, paramedics treated the critically injured men and provided them with advanced life support interventions before they were transported to nearby hospitals.”
One of the critically injured men was declared dead upon arrival at hospital. Two other patients from the light motor vehicle were assessed and found to have sustained moderate injuries. They were treated and thereafter transported to a nearby hospital.
“The details surrounding this incident are not yet known but local authorities were on the scene for further investigations,” the statement concluded.
