Update: MMC to investigate empty fire truck at Christiaan de Wet accident
A woman perished in one of the burning vehicles after another vehicle had veered into the oncoming traffic
The Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Public Safety, Michael Sun, has launched an investigation into allegations that a fire truck arrived without water at Friday morning’s horror accident on Christiaan de Wet Road.
According to the department’s spokesperson, Virgil James they received a preliminary explanation, saying that when the fire station received the call they were not told that a vehicle was on fire and therefore only sent out a rescue truck. Only when they arrived on the scene and saw the burning vehicles, they called for a fire truck to be dispatched.
James went on to say though that Sun is still waiting for “final clarity” before the matter is closed.
A woman perished in one of the burning vehicles after another vehicle had veered into the oncoming traffic and collided head-on with the vehicle she was travelling in. Both vehicles caught fire. Five other people were injured.
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Woman perishes in burning vehicle
