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Vehicle goes down embankment on Doreen
ECSA crews assessed the scene and found that one vehicle had left the road and gone down the embankment on Doreen Road, and the other had spun and hit the barrier.
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A road accident is the most unwanted thing to happen to a road user, though they happen quite often. Unfortunately, we don’t learn from our mistakes on the road.
In the late hours of Sunday, August 1 Emergency Control South Africa (ECSA) received a call from the Roodekrans Neighbourhood Watch (RNW) ops room with regards to an accident involving two vehicles.
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Upon arrival ECSA crews assessed the scene and found that one vehicle had left the road and gone down the embankment on Doreen Road, and the other had spun and hit the barrier.
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Medics from ER24 assessed the patients, but all involved refused hospital treatment for their minor injuries.