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One woman critical, three injured after head on collision on R71

The accident happened on Thursday morning on the R71 between Letsitele and Gravelotte

LIMPOPO – ER24 Spokesperson, Russel Meiring, says ER24 paramedics, along with other services, arrived on the scene to find both light motor vehicles on the side of the road.

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“The occupants had already climbed out of the vehicle and were found seated on the side of the road,” he explained.

Meiring says paramedics assessed the patients and found that one patient, a woman, was found to be in a critical condition.

Three other patients, a woman and two men, were found to have sustained minor to moderate injuries.

“The patients were treated for their injuries, and the critically injured woman provided with advanced life support interventions, before they were transported to hospitals in Tzaneen for further treatment,” Meiring explained.

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Raeesa Sempe

Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon." – Tom Stoppard

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